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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1003 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

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.

LEZ020-042100-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1003 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Light and variable winds. Partly sunny.
.TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Partly to mostly cloudy.
.SATURDAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots. Mostly sunny.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Mainly
clear.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Mainly clear.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Partly cloudy.
.TUESDAY...East winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. A
chance of showers Tuesday night.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 74 degrees.

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LOZ030-042100-
Lower Niagara River-
1003 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Light and variable winds. Partly sunny.
.TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Partly to mostly cloudy.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Mostly sunny.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Mainly
clear.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Mainly clear.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Partly cloudy.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. A
chance of showers Tuesday night.

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LEZ040-041-042100-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1003 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. A chance of
showers early. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Mainly
clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear, then becoming
partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A chance
of showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ042-042100-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1003 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
west. Partly to mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Sunny. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming northeast
5 to 10 knots. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming light and
variable. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance
of showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less.

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LOZ043-042100-
Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1003 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 knots or less. Mostly sunny. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Becoming mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east less than
10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear, then becoming
partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.

The water temperature off Rochester is 64 degrees.

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LOZ044-042100-
Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario-
1003 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Mainly
clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.

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LOZ045-042100-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1003 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Partly to
mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than
10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds becoming north 5 to 10 knots.
Mainly clear, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.

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