FZUS51 KBUF 080212 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1011 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 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. LEZ020-080900- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- 1011 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Sunny. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north less than 10 knots. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Rain showers. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. A chance of rain showers Sunday night. The water temperature off Buffalo is 33 degrees. $$ LOZ030-080900- Lower Niagara River- 1011 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 .OVERNIGHT...North winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Mainly clear. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. Sunny. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north less than 10 knots. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Rain showers. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers. $$ LEZ040-041-080900- Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie- 1011 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 .OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south less than 10 knots. A chance of rain showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Rain showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...North winds less than 10 knots. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet. $$ LOZ042-080900- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario- 1011 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .OVERNIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Rain showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain showers. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LOZ043-044-080900- Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 1011 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... .OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Mainly clear. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Rain showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain showers Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. The water temperature off Rochester is 40 degrees. $$ LOZ045-080900- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 1011 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south and increasing to 30 knots overnight. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain showers in the evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Rain showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain showers Sunday night. Waves 1 foot or less building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. $$