FZUS51 KBUF 031409 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1009 AM EDT Sun May 3 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. LEZ020-032200- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- 1009 AM EDT Sun May 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Sunny late this morning, then becoming partly sunny. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then showers Tuesday night. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Showers during the day. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A chance of rain showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. The water temperature off Buffalo is 46 degrees. $$ LOZ030-032200- Lower Niagara River- 1009 AM EDT Sun May 3 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers late. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Showers during the day. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A chance of showers. $$ LEZ040-041-032200- Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie- 1009 AM EDT Sun May 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 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. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north and diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less. Showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A chance of rain showers. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ042-032200- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario- 1009 AM EDT Sun May 3 2026 .REST OF TODAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots. Showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Showers during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LOZ043-044-032200- Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 1009 AM EDT Sun May 3 2026 .REST OF TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Partly to mostly 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 during the day, then showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers during the day, then a chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. The water temperature off Rochester is 44 degrees. $$ LOZ045-032200- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 1009 AM EDT Sun May 3 2026 .REST OF TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then showers Tuesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers during the day, then a chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...West winds less than 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ PP