National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS51 KBUF
FZUS51 KBUF 231519
NSHBUF
Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1019 AM EST Sun Feb 23 2025
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.
LEZ020-232230
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor
1019 AM EST Sun Feb 23 2025
THIS AFTERNOON
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy.
TONIGHT
Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mostly cloudy.
MONDAY
South winds around 10 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Partly sunny in the morning, then
becoming mostly cloudy.
MONDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy.
TUESDAY
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain
showers during the day.
WEDNESDAY
Southwest winds 10 knots or less. A chance of rain
showers during the day, then rain showers likely Wednesday night.
THURSDAY
West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain and snow
showers.
The water temperature off Buffalo is 32 degrees.
LOZ030-232230
Lower Niagara River
1019 AM EST Sun Feb 23 2025
THIS AFTERNOON
Southwest winds around 10 knots. Cloudy.
TONIGHT
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Mostly
cloudy.
MONDAY
South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Partly sunny in the morning, then
becoming mostly cloudy.
MONDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
5 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy.
TUESDAY
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain
showers.
WEDNESDAY
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain
showers during the day, then rain showers likely Wednesday night.
THURSDAY
West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain and snow
showers.
LEZ040-041-232230
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie
1019 AM EST Sun Feb 23 2025
THIS AFTERNOON
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy. The
lake is mostly ice covered.
TONIGHT
Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Mostly
cloudy.
MONDAY
South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Partly
sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
MONDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers overnight.
TUESDAY
Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain
showers during the day.
WEDNESDAY
Southwest winds 10 knots or less. A chance of rain
showers during the day, then rain showers likely Wednesday night.
THURSDAY
West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain and snow
showers.
Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.
LOZ042-232230
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario
1019 AM EST Sun Feb 23 2025
THIS AFTERNOON
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.
TONIGHT
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
MONDAY
South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Mostly
cloudy. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
7 feet.
MONDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
TUESDAY
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain
showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
WEDNESDAY
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain
showers during the day, then rain showers likely Wednesday night.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
THURSDAY
Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain
showers during the day, then a chance of snow showers Thursday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
LOZ043-044-232230
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay
1019 AM EST Sun Feb 23 2025
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING
THIS AFTERNOON
West winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
TONIGHT
West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
MONDAY
South winds increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet...but higher well offshore.
MONDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers overnight. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
TUESDAY
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain
showers during the day, then a chance of rain and snow showers
Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
WEDNESDAY
West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Rain
showers likely Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
THURSDAY
West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers
during the day, then a chance of snow showers Thursday night.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
The water temperature off Rochester is 34 degrees.
LOZ045-232230
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario
1019 AM EST Sun Feb 23 2025
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING
THIS AFTERNOON
West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Lake effect snow showers likely, then scattered snow
showers late. The lake is mostly ice covered.
TONIGHT
West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Scattered
flurries in the evening.
MONDAY
South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots. A chance of rain showers in the afternoon.
MONDAY NIGHT
South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest
5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers.
TUESDAY
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Rain
showers likely during the day, then a chance of rain and snow
showers Tuesday night.
WEDNESDAY
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Rain and snow showers
likely Wednesday night.
THURSDAY
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of rain and snow showers.
Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.