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NSHBUF

Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1003 AM EDT Thu May 7 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-LOZ030-072100-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-Lower Niagara River-
1003 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers
early. Showers likely late.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Rain
showers likely in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Mostly sunny.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
A chance of showers overnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. A
chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. A
chance of rain showers.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 48 degrees.

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LEZ040-041-072100-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1003 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 10 knots or less. Mostly sunny. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Rain
showers likely in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance
of rain showers. Waves around 1 foot.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming north. A chance of
rain showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.

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LOZ042-043-072100-
Niagara River to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1003 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds less than 10 knots. Mostly sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. Rain showers likely in
the evening, then a chance of rain showers overnight. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

The water temperature off Rochester is 46 degrees.

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LOZ044-045-072100-
Sodus Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1003 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance
of rain showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Mostly
sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers during the day,
then showers likely Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less building
to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to
15 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers
Sunday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

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