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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1003 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 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.

LEZ020-060900-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1003 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

.OVERNIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots. Haze.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds. Haze.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots becoming south.
Haze in the evening.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Sunny.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
south. Partly cloudy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Becoming mainly clear.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 76 degrees.

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LOZ030-060900-
Lower Niagara River-
1003 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. Haze.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. Haze.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Haze in the evening.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Sunny.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Partly cloudy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Becoming mainly clear.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly
clear.

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LEZ041-060900-
Dunkirk to Buffalo along Lake Erie-
1003 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

.OVERNIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots becoming
southeast. Haze. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming
northeast. Haze. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Haze in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
south. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.

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LEZ040-060900-
Ripley to Dunkirk along Lake Erie-
1003 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
Haze. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Haze. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Haze
in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Sunny. Waves
1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
Becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.

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LOZ042-060900-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Haze. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Haze. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Haze
in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Sunny. Waves
1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Becoming mainly clear.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.

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LOZ043-044-060900-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1003 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

.OVERNIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east.
Haze. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Haze.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Haze in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Mostly
sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Mainly
clear. Waves 1 foot or less.

The water temperature off Rochester is 70 degrees.

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LOZ045-060900-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

.OVERNIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Haze. Waves
1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north.
Haze. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast. Haze in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mostly sunny. Waves
1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south
10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot
or less.

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