FZUS51 KBUF 092103 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 403 PM EST Mon Feb 9 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. LEZ020-100400- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- 403 PM EST Mon Feb 9 2026 .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. A chance of snow showers late. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. A chance of snow showers in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers overnight. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers in the morning, then lake effect snow showers likely in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Snow showers likely in the evening, then a chance of snow showers overnight. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A chance of snow showers. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Partly cloudy. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Partly to mostly cloudy. The water temperature off Buffalo is 32 degrees. $$ LOZ030-100400- Lower Niagara River- 403 PM EST Mon Feb 9 2026 .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. A chance of snow showers late. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A chance of freezing rain and snow showers in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers overnight. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers in the evening. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Mostly cloudy. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Partly cloudy. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Partly to mostly cloudy. $$ LEZ040-041-100400- Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie- 403 PM EST Mon Feb 9 2026 .TONIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots. A chance of snow showers late. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of snow showers in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow showers. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Lake effect snow showers. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A chance of snow showers. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Partly cloudy. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LOZ042-100400- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario- 403 PM EST Mon Feb 9 2026 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. A chance of snow showers late. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Snow showers likely with a chance of freezing rain in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. A chance of snow showers. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LOZ043-044-100400- Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 403 PM EST Mon Feb 9 2026 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Snow showers likely in the morning, then a chance of freezing rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow showers and freezing rain in the evening, then snow showers likely overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. Lake effect snow showers. Waves 5 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Lake effect snow showers. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. The water temperature off Rochester is 34 degrees. $$ LOZ045-100400- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 403 PM EST Mon Feb 9 2026 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. Mostly cloudy. Waves in ice free areas 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Snow showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots. Snow showers likely with a chance of freezing rain in the evening, then snow showers likely overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. Snow showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Snow showers likely in the evening, then a chance of snow showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$