FZUS51 KBUF 082002 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 402 PM EDT Fri May 8 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-LOZ030-090300- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-Lower Niagara River- 402 PM EDT Fri May 8 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Partly cloudy. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Mostly sunny. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Partly cloudy. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. A chance of rain showers Tuesday night. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north. A chance of showers. The water temperature off Buffalo is 47 degrees. $$ LEZ040-041-090300- Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie- 402 PM EDT Fri May 8 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...North winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. A chance of rain showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LOZ042-090300- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario- 402 PM EDT Fri May 8 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LOZ043-090300- Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 402 PM EDT Fri May 8 2026 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Partly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly to mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. The water temperature off Rochester is 47 degrees. $$ LOZ044-090300- Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario- 402 PM EDT Fri May 8 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly clear this evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Partly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Becoming mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south less than 10 knots. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LOZ045-090300- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 402 PM EDT Fri May 8 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Becoming mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south less than 10 knots. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. $$