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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1003 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 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.

LEZ020-122100-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1003 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy late
this morning, then clearing.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear in the evening,
then becoming 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. Partly cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Becoming mainly clear.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Mainly clear.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 64 degrees.

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LOZ030-122100-
Lower Niagara River-
1003 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Becoming mostly sunny.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming 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 becoming northwest.
Partly cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Becoming mainly clear.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear.

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LEZ041-122100-
Dunkirk to Buffalo along Lake Erie-
1003 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Becoming mostly
sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear in the evening,
then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds less than 10 knots becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Becoming mainly clear.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet
or less.

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LEZ040-122100-
Ripley to Dunkirk along Lake Erie-
1003 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Becoming mainly clear.
Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet
or less.

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LOZ042-122100-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1003 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Becoming mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Mainly clear in the
evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Becoming mainly clear.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally
around 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
2 feet.

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LOZ043-122100-
Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1003 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around
6 feet.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet
building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around
6 feet.

The water temperature off Rochester is 61 degrees.

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LOZ044-122100-
Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario-
1003 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less
building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 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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LOZ045-122100-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1003 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east.
Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A chance
of showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of
showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to
4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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