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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1003 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 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.

LEZ020-022100-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1003 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
Sunny.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms overnight.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
Mostly sunny.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light
and variable. Mainly clear.
.FRIDAY...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear, then becoming
partly cloudy.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms Sunday night.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 71 degrees.

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LOZ030-022100-
Lower Niagara River-
1003 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Sunny.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms overnight.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Mostly
sunny.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear.
.FRIDAY...North winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Partly cloudy.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms Sunday night.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ040-041-022100-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1003 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming south.
Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ042-022100-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1003 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds around 10 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly
clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Partly
cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ043-044-022100-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1003 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds around 10 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly
clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Rochester is 51 degrees.

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LOZ045-022100-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1003 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear in the
evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Mainly clear,
then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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