FZUS51 KBUF 280805 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 404 AM EDT Thu May 28 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. LEZ020-281500- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- 404 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026 .TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Mainly clear. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Mainly clear. .SUNDAY...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. .MONDAY...North winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. The water temperature off Buffalo is 55 degrees. $$ LOZ030-281500- Lower Niagara River- 404 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026 .TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Mainly clear. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming west and increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Sunny. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. .SATURDAY...North winds around 10 knots becoming light and variable. Mainly clear. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. .MONDAY...North winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. $$ LEZ040-041-281500- Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie- 404 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026 .TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming light and variable. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LOZ042-281500- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario- 404 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026 .TODAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers early. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LOZ043-044-281500- Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 404 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026 .TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers early. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. The water temperature off Rochester is 45 degrees. $$ LOZ045-281500- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 404 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026 .TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Partly to mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. $$