FZUS51 KBUF 060203 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1003 PM EDT Tue May 5 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-LOZ030-060900- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-Lower Niagara River- 1003 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026 .OVERNIGHT...South winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast. Rain. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Rain in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. .THURSDAY...Light and variable winds becoming west 5 to 10 knots. Partly sunny. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers Friday night. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. A chance of showers. The water temperature off Buffalo is 47 degrees. $$ LEZ040-041-060900- Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie- 1003 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast. Rain. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Rain in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Partly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Showers likely. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LOZ042-043-060900- Niagara River to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 1003 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026 .OVERNIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Rain. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Rain in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. The water temperature off Rochester is 45 degrees. $$ LOZ044-045-060900- Sodus Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 1003 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Rain. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. $$