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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1003 PM EDT Sat Oct 11 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.

LEZ020-120900-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1003 PM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. Becoming mainly
clear.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Mostly
sunny.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Partly cloudy.
.TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots. A chance of showers Tuesday night.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of rain showers during the day.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north.
Partly cloudy.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 65 degrees.

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LOZ030-120900-
Lower Niagara River-
1003 PM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. Becoming mainly
clear.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Mostly
sunny.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Partly cloudy.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers
Tuesday night.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain showers
during the day.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north.
Partly cloudy.

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LEZ040-041-120900-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1003 PM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Mostly
sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less
than 10 knots. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Partly
cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.

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LOZ042-043-120900-
Niagara River to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1003 PM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
late. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 6 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally
around 6 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.

The water temperature off Rochester is 61 degrees.

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LOZ044-120900-
Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A chance
of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of
showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less
building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers
during the day. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around
6 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.

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LOZ045-120900-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of
showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain showers
during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to
3 feet.

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