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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
403 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 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.

LEZ020-050300-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
403 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

.TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear this evening,
then becoming partly cloudy.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Mostly sunny.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
Partly cloudy.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear in
the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Mostly cloudy.
.TUESDAY...Light and variable winds. Becoming mainly clear.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds. A chance of showers
Wednesday night.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 72 degrees.

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LOZ030-050300-
Lower Niagara River-
403 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear this
evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.SATURDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest around
10 knots. Mostly sunny.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear in
the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Mostly
cloudy.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Becoming mainly
clear.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast.
Partly cloudy, then becoming mostly cloudy.

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LEZ040-041-050300-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
403 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

.TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear this evening,
then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear in
the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Mostly cloudy.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest.
Becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming east. A
chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less.

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LOZ042-050300-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
403 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots becoming south. Mainly
clear this evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear in
the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Becoming mainly clear.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Partly
cloudy, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.

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LOZ043-044-050300-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
403 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear this evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Mostly
sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Partly to mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear in
the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Mostly cloudy, then
clearing. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Partly cloudy, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Rochester is 67 degrees.

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LOZ045-050300-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
403 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Mainly
clear this evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly to mostly
cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Mostly
sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Mostly cloudy, then clearing. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast.
Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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