FZUS51 KBUF 121403 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1003 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 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. LEZ020-122100- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- 1003 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Mainly clear. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Mainly clear. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. .THURSDAY...West winds less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. The water temperature off Buffalo is 75 degrees. $$ LOZ030-122100- Lower Niagara River- 1003 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Sunny. .TONIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Mainly clear. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Partly cloudy. $$ LEZ040-122100- Ripley to Dunkirk along Lake Erie- 1003 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming west. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LEZ041-122100- Dunkirk to Buffalo along Lake Erie- 1003 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming west. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LOZ042-122100- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario- 1003 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds becoming west 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Mainly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$ LOZ043-044-122100- Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 1003 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming northwest. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet. The water temperature off Rochester is 48 degrees. $$ LOZ045-122100- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 1003 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Mainly clear. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. $$