FZUS51 KBUF 290738 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 338 AM EDT Wed Apr 29 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. LEZ020-291500- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- 338 AM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north. A chance of showers late this morning. Rain this afternoon. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Rain in the evening. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly sunny. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Mostly cloudy. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of rain showers Sunday night. The water temperature off Buffalo is 45 degrees. $$ LOZ030-291500- Lower Niagara River- 338 AM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north. A chance of showers late this morning. Rain this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots becoming west. Rain in the evening. .THURSDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Partly to mostly sunny. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Becoming mainly clear. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Partly to mostly cloudy. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of rain showers Sunday night. $$ LEZ040-291500- Ripley to Dunkirk along Lake Erie- 338 AM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026 .TODAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming north 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers late this morning. Rain this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Rain in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of rain showers Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ041-291500- Dunkirk to Buffalo along Lake Erie- 338 AM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers late this morning. Rain this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Rain in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of rain showers Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LOZ042-291500- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario- 338 AM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026 .TODAY...North winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers late this morning. Rain this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots. Rain in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of rain showers Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LOZ043-044-291500- Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 338 AM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Rain this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots. Rain in the evening, then rain likely overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain showers in the morning. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of rain showers Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. The water temperature off Rochester is 42 degrees. $$ LOZ045-291500- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 338 AM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of showers early this afternoon. Rain late. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of rain showers. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. $$ JJR