FZUS51 KBUF 012104 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 403 PM EST Sun Mar 1 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. LEZ020-020400- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- 403 PM EST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TONIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy this evening, then becoming mainly clear. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny. .MONDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. A chance of rain and snow in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Rain likely. .WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds. A chance of rain showers during the day, then rain showers likely Wednesday night. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Rain showers likely. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely. The water temperature off Buffalo is 32 degrees. $$ LOZ030-020400- Lower Niagara River- 403 PM EST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Partly cloudy this evening, then becoming mainly clear. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. .TUESDAY...Light and variable winds. A chance of rain and snow in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Rain likely in the evening, then a chance of rain overnight. .WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds. A chance of rain showers. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Rain showers likely. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of rain showers during the day, then rain showers likely Friday night. $$ LEZ040-041-020400- Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie- 403 PM EST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TONIGHT...North winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. The lake is mostly ice covered. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. A chance of rain and freezing rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Rain likely. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. A chance of rain showers during the day, then rain showers likely Wednesday night. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Rain showers likely. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Rain showers likely. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LOZ042-020400- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario- 403 PM EST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. A chance of rain. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. A chance of rain showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Rain showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. A chance of rain showers during the day, then rain showers likely Friday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. $$ LOZ043-044-020400- Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 403 PM EST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A chance of rain. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. A chance of rain showers Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots. Rain showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Rain showers likely. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. The water temperature off Rochester is 36 degrees. $$ LOZ045-020400- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 403 PM EST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Becoming mainly clear. Waves in ice free areas 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. A chance of rain. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A chance of rain showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots. Rain showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south. Rain showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$