FZUS51 KBUF 022003 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 403 PM 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. LEZ020-030300- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- 403 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026 .TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. Mostly cloudy this 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 increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers overnight. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...North winds less than 10 knots. Showers during the day, then a chance of showers Wednesday night. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Rain showers likely. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. The water temperature off Buffalo is 46 degrees. $$ LOZ030-030300- Lower Niagara River- 403 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026 .TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. Mostly cloudy this evening, then clearing. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Partly to mostly sunny. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers overnight. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north less than 10 knots. Showers. .WEDNESDAY...North winds less than 10 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Wednesday night. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A chance of showers. $$ LEZ040-030300- Ripley to Dunkirk along Lake Erie- 403 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Becoming mainly clear. 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. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Showers during the day, then a chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Showers likely. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ041-030300- Dunkirk to Buffalo along Lake Erie- 403 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy this evening, then clearing. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Becoming mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less. Showers during the day, then a chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Rain showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ042-030300- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario- 403 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy this evening, then 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 25 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots. Showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LOZ043-044-030300- Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 403 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. The water temperature off Rochester is 43 degrees. $$ LOZ045-030300- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 403 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy this evening, then clearing. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. 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 diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely Tuesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$