FZUS51 KBUF 162004 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 404 PM EDT Fri Oct 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. LEZ020-170300- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- 404 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of rain showers early. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest less than 10 knots. Mostly sunny. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Clear. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Clear. .MONDAY...South winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. .TUESDAY...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Mainly clear. The water temperature off Buffalo is 64 degrees. $$ LOZ030-170300- Lower Niagara River- 404 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. A chance of showers early. .SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 10 knots or less in the afternoon. Sunny. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Clear. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Clear. .MONDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. .TUESDAY...North winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast. Mainly clear. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Mainly clear. $$ LEZ040-041-170300- Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie- 404 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north. Showers likely early. Waves 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots. Becoming mostly sunny. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LOZ042-170300- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario- 404 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming north. A chance of showers early. Waves 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LOZ043-044-170300- Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 404 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming north. A chance of showers early. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. The water temperature off Rochester is 62 degrees, the water temperature at the central lake buoy is 58 degrees, and the water temperature off Oswego is 60 degrees. $$ LOZ045-170300- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 404 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north. A chance of rain showers early. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. The water temperature off Cape Vincent is 58 degrees. $$