National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS51 KBUF

FZUS51 KBUF 192004
NSHBUF

Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
404 PM EDT Mon Oct 19 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.

LEZ020-200300
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor
404 PM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

TONIGHT
Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear.

TUESDAY
Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Sunny.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Clear.

WEDNESDAY
Light and variable winds. Sunny.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Light and variable winds. Mainly clear.

THURSDAY
Light and variable winds. Becoming mainly clear.

FRIDAY
Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear.

SATURDAY
Light and variable winds. Mainly clear.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 61 degrees.

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LOZ030-200300
Lower Niagara River
404 PM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

TONIGHT
Light and variable winds. Mainly clear.

TUESDAY
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Clear.

WEDNESDAY
Light and variable winds. Sunny.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Light and variable winds. Mainly clear.

THURSDAY
Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Mainly clear.

FRIDAY
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Mainly clear.

SATURDAY
Light and variable winds. Mainly clear.

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LEZ040-041-200300
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie
404 PM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

TONIGHT
West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.

TUESDAY
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

WEDNESDAY
East winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.

THURSDAY
North winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

FRIDAY
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

SATURDAY
Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.

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LOZ042-200300
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario
404 PM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

TONIGHT
West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

TUESDAY
Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

WEDNESDAY
East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Light and variable winds. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.

THURSDAY
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet.

FRIDAY
Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.

SATURDAY
South winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.

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LOZ043-044-200300
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay
404 PM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

TONIGHT
West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

TUESDAY
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

WEDNESDAY
Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
North winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.

THURSDAY
Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet.

FRIDAY
Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast less than 10 knots. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less.

SATURDAY
South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.

The water temperature off Rochester is 60 degrees, the water temperature at the central lake buoy is 56 degrees, and the water temperature off Oswego is 60 degrees.

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LOZ045-200300
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario
404 PM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

TONIGHT
Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.

TUESDAY
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

WEDNESDAY
Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
North winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.

THURSDAY
North winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

FRIDAY
North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

SATURDAY
Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.

The water temperature off Cape Vincent is 57 degrees.