FZUS51 KBUF 220805 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 405 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 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. LEZ020-221500- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- 405 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...Light and variable winds. Becoming mostly sunny. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear. .THURSDAY...Light and variable winds. Mostly sunny. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Partly to mostly cloudy. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers Friday night. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Showers likely. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Partly to mostly cloudy. The water temperature off Buffalo is 44 degrees. $$ LOZ030-221500- Lower Niagara River- 405 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...Light and variable winds. Mostly sunny. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear. .THURSDAY...Light and variable winds. Mostly sunny. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers Friday night. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers likely. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Partly to mostly cloudy. $$ LEZ040-041-221500- Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie- 405 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Showers likely Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Showers likely. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LOZ042-221500- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario- 405 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...West winds less than 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots becoming northwest. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...North winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. $$ LOZ043-221500- Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 405 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Becoming mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots becoming northwest. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...North winds less than 10 knots becoming northwest. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east less than 10 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. The water temperature off Rochester is 42 degrees. $$ LOZ044-221500- Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario- 405 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LOZ045-221500- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 405 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west less than 10 knots. Partly to mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming north 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. $$