FZUS51 KBUF 040903 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 403 AM EST Wed Mar 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. LEZ020-041600- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- 403 AM EST Wed Mar 4 2026 .TODAY...Light and variable winds. Areas of fog this morning. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mostly cloudy. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast less than 10 knots. Rain. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Rain showers likely Friday night. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. Rain showers. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. The water temperature off Buffalo is 32 degrees. $$ LOZ030-041600- Lower Niagara River- 403 AM EST Wed Mar 4 2026 .TODAY...Light and variable winds. Mostly sunny. .TONIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots. Rain in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 5 to 15 knots. Rain. .FRIDAY...East winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Rain showers likely Friday night. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west and diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Rain showers during the day, then rain showers likely Saturday night. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. $$ LEZ040-041-041600- Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie- 403 AM EST Wed Mar 4 2026 .TODAY...Light and variable winds. Areas of fog this morning. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. A chance of rain overnight. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots. Rain. .FRIDAY...South winds less than 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Rain showers likely Friday night. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. Rain showers. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LOZ042-041600- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario- 403 AM EST Wed Mar 4 2026 .TODAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Rain likely in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Rain. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Rain showers likely Friday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Rain showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. $$ LOZ043-044-041600- Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 403 AM EST Wed Mar 4 2026 .TODAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Patchy fog this morning. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east. Rain. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Rain showers likely Friday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Rain showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. The water temperature off Rochester is 35 degrees. $$ LOZ045-041600- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 403 AM EST Wed Mar 4 2026 .TODAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Patchy fog early. Waves in ice free areas 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east. Rain with freezing rain likely. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south and increasing to 30 knots. Rain showers Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds to 30 knots becoming west and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Rain showers. Waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$