Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
426 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024

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.

LEZ020-200315-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
426 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Areas of fog after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Areas of fog in the morning otherwise mostly sunny.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers during the day, then showers likely Wednesday
night.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Rain showers.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 61 degrees.

$$

LOZ030-200315-
Lower Niagara River-
426 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Areas of fog after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Sunny.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers during the day, then showers likely Wednesday
night.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain
showers.

$$

LEZ040-041-200315-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
426 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Clear.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Sunny. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mainly
clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers during the day, then showers likely Wednesday
night. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6
feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely. Waves
3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.

$$

LOZ042-200315-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
426 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Mainly
clear. Waves 2 feet 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 15 to 20 knots. Mainly clear.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3
feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2
feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers during the day, then showers likely Wednesday
night. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7
feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.

$$

LOZ043-044-200315-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
426 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Sunny.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely
Wednesday night. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 9 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely. Waves
4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.

The water temperature off Rochester is 61 degrees, and the central
Lake Ontario buoy water temperature is 58 degrees.

$$

LOZ045-200315-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
426 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Sunny.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Becoming partly
cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers during the day, then showers likely Wednesday night.
Waves building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Rain showers likely.
Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.

$$