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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1003 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore

Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest
1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the average of
the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum.

LEZ020-310900-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1003 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Becoming mainly
clear.
.SUNDAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots. Sunny.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Partly
cloudy.
.TUESDAY...Light and variable winds. Partly cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Showers likely
Wednesday night.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers
likely.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 70 degrees.

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LOZ030-310900-
Lower Niagara River-
1003 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming
northwest. Becoming mainly clear.
.SUNDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Partly cloudy.
.TUESDAY...Light and variable winds. Partly cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely Wednesday
night.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers
likely.

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LEZ040-041-310900-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1003 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
southeast. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast.
Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming
southeast. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Becoming mainly clear.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely Wednesday
night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers
likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.

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LOZ042-310900-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Sunny. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely Wednesday
night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers
likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.

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LOZ043-310900-
Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1003 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Sunny. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Light and variable winds. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
Showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.

The water temperature off Rochester is 71 degrees.

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LOZ044-310900-
Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest
5 to 15 knots. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Becoming mainly clear.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
Showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet.

$$

LOZ045-310900-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to
15 knots. Mostly cloudy late this evening, then clearing. Waves
3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around
6 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Becoming mainly clear.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or
less building to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
Showers likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 6 feet.

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