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Nearshore Marine Forecast

National Weather Service Buffalo NY

1003 PM EDT Wed May 6 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-LOZ030-070900-

Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-Lower Niagara River-

1003 PM EDT Wed May 6 2026



.OVERNIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. 

.THURSDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest around

10 knots. A chance of rain showers in the afternoon. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. A chance of

rain showers in the evening. 

.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Partly to mostly

sunny. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.

A chance of showers. 

.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A

chance of showers during the day. 

.SUNDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming north.

Showers likely. 

.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Partly

cloudy. 



The water temperature off Buffalo is 48 degrees.



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LEZ040-041-070900-

Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-

1003 PM EDT Wed May 6 2026



.OVERNIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy.

Waves 1 foot or less. 

.THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to

15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.

Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet. 

.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain

showers. Waves around 1 foot. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.

A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. 

.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers.

Waves 1 foot or less. 

.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Rain

showers likely. Waves 1 foot or less. 

.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Partly to mostly

cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. 



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LOZ042-043-070900-

Niagara River to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario

including Irondequoit Bay-

1003 PM EDT Wed May 6 2026



.OVERNIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves

1 foot or less. 

.THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Mostly sunny. Waves

1 foot or less. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.

Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. 

.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Mostly

sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A

chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. 

.SATURDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest

5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. 

.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north.

Showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. 

.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers

during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. 



The water temperature off Rochester is 47 degrees.



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LOZ044-045-070900-

Sodus Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-

1003 PM EDT Wed May 6 2026



.OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy.

Waves 2 feet or less. 

.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves

1 to 3 feet. 

.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Mostly

sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A

chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. 

.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves

2 feet or less. 

.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Showers

likely. Waves 2 feet or less. 

.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance

of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to

4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 



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