Expires:202606162100;;842302 FZUS51 KBUF 161402 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1002 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 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. LEZ040-041-162100- Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie- 1002 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Partly to mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 30 knots. Showers likely in the evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Showers during the day. Waves 4 to 7 feet building to 6 to 9 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$