Lake Temperature

442
FZUS51 KBUF 012003
NSHBUF

Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
403 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 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.

LEZ020-020300-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
403 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Mainly
clear this evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...East winds less than 10 knots. Mostly sunny.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to
10 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Sunny.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers Monday
night.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 69 degrees.

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LOZ030-020300-
Lower Niagara River-
403 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear this
evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east.
Mostly sunny.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots becoming south.
Partly to mostly cloudy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Sunny.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
Monday night.

$$

LEZ041-020300-
Dunkirk to Buffalo along Lake Erie-
403 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots. Mainly clear this evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north.
Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
south. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Sunny. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Clear. 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.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers Monday
night. Waves 2 feet or less.

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LEZ040-020300-
Ripley to Dunkirk along Lake Erie-
403 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear this evening, then
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 foot or
less. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Partly
to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Sunny. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Clear. 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. Clear. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers Monday
night. Waves 1 foot or less.

$$

LOZ042-020300-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
403 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Mainly
clear this evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Mostly
sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Partly
cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly
clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
Monday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$

LOZ043-020300-
Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
403 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025

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

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast.
Clear this evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 to
4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Mostly
sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
southwest. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.

The water temperature off Rochester is 67 degrees.

$$

LOZ044-020300-
Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario-
403 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Mostly
sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear. 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.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers Monday night. Waves 1 foot or less.

$$

LOZ045-020300-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
403 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 5 to
15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south
10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Sunny.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Monday
night. Waves 2 feet or less.

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