FZUS51 KBUF 170203 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1003 PM EDT Sat May 16 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-LOZ030-170900- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-Lower Niagara River- 1003 PM EDT Sat May 16 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots. Patchy fog. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds less than 10 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. .MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Becoming mostly sunny. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Partly to mostly cloudy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. The water temperature off Buffalo is 50 degrees. $$ LEZ040-041-170900- Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie- 1003 PM EDT Sat May 16 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Patchy fog late. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Patchy fog in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers likely during the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ042-170900- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario- 1003 PM EDT Sat May 16 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Patchy fog late. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Patchy fog in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ043-044-170900- Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 1003 PM EDT Sat May 16 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Patchy fog. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Patchy fog in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north less than 10 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. The water temperature off Rochester is 47 degrees. $$ LOZ045-170900- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 1003 PM EDT Sat May 16 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Patchy fog after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Patchy fog in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Becoming mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$