FZUS51 KBUF 070808 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 408 AM EDT Tue Apr 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. LEZ020-071500- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- 408 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 .TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers early. .TONIGHT...North winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. .WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers Thursday night. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Rain showers likely. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Becoming mainly clear. The water temperature off Buffalo is 33 degrees. $$ LOZ030-071500- Lower Niagara River- 408 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers early. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Mainly clear. .WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers Thursday night. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Rain showers likely. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. $$ LEZ040-041-071500- Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie- 408 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 5 to 10 knots this afternoon. A chance of snow showers this morning. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Rain showers likely. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...North winds less than 10 knots. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LOZ042-071500- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario- 408 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. Snow showers likely early, then a chance of snow showers late this morning. Waves 4 to 7 feet building to 6 to 9 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south and diminishing to less than 10 knots overnight. Mainly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Rain showers likely. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LOZ043-071500- Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 408 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...West winds to 30 knots becoming northwest 15 to 25 knots. Snow showers likely this morning, then a chance of snow showers early this afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west and diminishing to less than 10 knots. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. A chance of rain showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. The water temperature off Rochester is 39 degrees. $$ LOZ044-071500- Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario- 408 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...West winds to 30 knots becoming northwest 15 to 25 knots. Snow showers likely this morning, then a chance of snow showers early this afternoon. Waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. A chance of rain showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LOZ045-071500- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 408 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots. Snow showers this morning, then a chance of snow showers early this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 9 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds less than 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south and increasing to 15 to 25 knots overnight. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. A chance of rain showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. $$