FZUS51 KBUF 290204 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1004 PM 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. LEZ020-290900- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- 1004 PM EDT Thu May 28 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Becoming mainly clear. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mainly clear. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Sunny. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Clear. .SUNDAY...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. .MONDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. The water temperature off Buffalo is 57 degrees. $$ LOZ030-290900- Lower Niagara River- 1004 PM EDT Thu May 28 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Becoming mainly clear. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mainly clear. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Sunny. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Mainly clear. $$ LEZ040-041-290900- Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie- 1004 PM EDT Thu May 28 2026 .OVERNIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mainly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...West winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LOZ042-290900- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario- 1004 PM EDT Thu May 28 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves around 1 foot. $$ LOZ043-044-290900- Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 1004 PM EDT Thu May 28 2026 .OVERNIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. 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 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. The water temperature off Rochester is 49 degrees. $$ LOZ045-290900- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 1004 PM EDT Thu May 28 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. $$