National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS51 KBUF

FZUS51 KBUF 282004
NSHBUF

Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
404 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.

LEZ020-290300
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor
404 PM EDT Thu May 28 2026

TONIGHT
North winds less than 10 knots. 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.

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LOZ030-290300
Lower Niagara River
404 PM EDT Thu May 28 2026

TONIGHT
Northwest winds less than 10 knots. 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.

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LEZ040-041-290300
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie
404 PM EDT Thu May 28 2026

TONIGHT
Northwest 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.

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LOZ042-290300
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario
404 PM EDT Thu May 28 2026

TONIGHT
West winds 5 to 10 knots. 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.

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LOZ043-044-290300
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay
404 PM EDT Thu May 28 2026

TONIGHT
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.

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LOZ045-290300
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario
404 PM EDT Thu May 28 2026

TONIGHT
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.