Lake Temperature

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FZUS51 KBUF 231406
NSHBUF

Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
Issued by National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1006 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 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.

LEZ020-232115-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1006 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Mainly
clear.
.THURSDAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast around
10 knots. Sunny.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light
and variable. Clear.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable.
Partly cloudy.

$$

LOZ030-232115-
Lower Niagara River-
1006 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
Sunny.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than
10 knots. Mainly clear.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Sunny.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Clear.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Mainly
clear.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable.
Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy.

$$

LEZ041-232115-
Dunkirk to Buffalo along Lake Erie-
1006 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east
less than 10 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Mainly
clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.

$$

LEZ040-232115-
Ripley to Dunkirk along Lake Erie-
1006 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to
1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east
less than 10 knots. Clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot
or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Mainly
clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves around 1 foot.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Mainly
clear. Waves 1 foot or less.

$$

LOZ042-232115-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1006 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southeast and
diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 3 to 6 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Sunny.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Mainly
clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Mainly
clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding
to 1 foot or less.

$$

LOZ043-232115-
Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1006 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 5 to
15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Mainly
clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.

$$

LOZ044-232115-
Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario-
1006 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Clear.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to
less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Mainly
clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around
6 feet.

$$

LOZ045-232115-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1006 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Mainly
clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Mainly
clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 5 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to
1 foot or less.

$$