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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm edt thu may 7 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.


lez040-041-080300-
buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
403 pm edt thu may 7 2026

.tonight...west winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. rain
showers likely early, then a chance of rain showers late this
evening. a chance of rain showers late. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of rain showers
in the morning. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
a chance of showers. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of showers. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
showers likely. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. partly
cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...northwest winds 10 knots or less. partly cloudy. waves
1 foot or less. 
.tuesday...northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast.
a chance of rain showers tuesday night. waves 1 foot or less. 

$$

fzus51 kbuf 072003
nshbuf
expires:202605080300;;180753

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm edt thu may 7 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-loz030-080300-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-lower niagara river-
403 pm edt thu may 7 2026

.tonight...west winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. rain
showers likely this evening. 
.friday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. mostly
sunny. 
.friday night...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
partly cloudy. 
.saturday...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
showers likely. 
.sunday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable.
partly cloudy. 
.monday...northwest winds 10 knots or less. partly cloudy. 
.tuesday...northwest winds less than 10 knots. a chance of rain
showers tuesday night. 

the water temperature off buffalo is 48 degrees.

$$

fzus51 kbuf 072003
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expires:202605080300;;180755

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm edt thu may 7 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.


loz042-043-080300-
niagara river to sodus bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
403 pm edt thu may 7 2026

.tonight...west winds 10 knots or less. rain showers likely this
evening, then a chance of rain showers after midnight. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. mostly
sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots. partly cloudy. waves
1 foot or less. 
.saturday...south winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers in the
afternoon. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
showers likely. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest less than
10 knots. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or
less. 
.monday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. becoming mainly clear.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
mainly clear, then becoming mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 

the water temperature off rochester is 46 degrees.

$$

fzus51 kbuf 072003
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expires:202605080300;;180756

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm edt thu may 7 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.


loz044-045-080300-
sodus bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
403 pm edt thu may 7 2026

.tonight...west winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of rain showers.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. becoming
mostly sunny. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...south winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers. waves
2 feet or less. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. showers likely. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots.
showers likely during the day. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 foot or less. 
.monday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. partly
cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south less than
10 knots. mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. waves 2 feet
or less. 

$$