FZUS51 KBUF 020803 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 403 AM EDT Sat May 2 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. LEZ020-021500- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- 403 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026 .TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain showers late. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers overnight. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Showers. The water temperature off Buffalo is 45 degrees. $$ LOZ030-021500- Lower Niagara River- 403 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026 .TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain showers late. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Partly to mostly sunny. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less. Showers during the day, then a chance of showers Wednesday night. $$ LEZ040-021500- Ripley to Dunkirk along Lake Erie- 403 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026 .TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Becoming mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ041-021500- Dunkirk to Buffalo along Lake Erie- 403 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026 .TODAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Showers. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ042-021500- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario- 403 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026 .TODAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LOZ043-044-021500- Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 403 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026 .TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north and diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Showers. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. The water temperature off Rochester is 43 degrees. $$ LOZ045-021500- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 403 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026 .TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Showers. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$