FZUS51 KBUF 100903 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 403 AM EST Sat Jan 10 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. LEZ020-101600- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- 403 AM EST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...East winds 10 knots or less. Rain likely late. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 30 knots overnight. Rain in the evening. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. Lake effect snow showers likely. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers in the evening. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain showers. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of rain and snow showers during the day, then a chance of snow showers Wednesday night. The water temperature off Buffalo is 33 degrees. $$ LOZ030-101600- Lower Niagara River- 403 AM EST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...East winds 10 knots or less. Rain likely late. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Rain in the evening. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming west. Snow showers likely. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers in the evening. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers during the day. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of rain and snow showers during the day, then a chance of snow showers Wednesday night. $$ LEZ040-041-101600- Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie- 403 AM EST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance of rain early this afternoon. Rain late. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 35 knot gales overnight. Rain in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less building to 10 to 13 feet. Waves occasionally around 16 feet. .SUNDAY...West gales to 35 knots. Lake effect snow showers. Waves 9 to 13 feet. Waves occasionally around 16 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots. Snow showers in the evening. Waves 9 to 12 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 30 knots. A chance of rain showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Rain and snow showers likely during the day, then snow showers likely Wednesday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. $$ LOZ042-101600- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario- 403 AM EST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots. Rain likely late. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 35 knot gales overnight. Rain in the evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 9 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest gales to 35 knots becoming west. A chance of snow showers. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow showers in the evening. Waves 8 to 12 feet subsiding to 5 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. A chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots. A chance of rain showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain and snow showers during the day, then a chance of snow showers Wednesday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. $$ LOZ043-101600- Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 403 AM EST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TODAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east and increasing to 15 to 20 knots this afternoon. A chance of rain late. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 35 knot gales overnight. Rain in the evening, then a chance of rain showers overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 7 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .SUNDAY...West gales to 35 knots. A chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 7 to 11 feet building to 10 to 13 feet. Waves occasionally around 16 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west 15 to 25 knots. Snow showers likely in the evening, then a chance of snow showers overnight. Waves 10 to 14 feet subsiding to 7 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain showers Tuesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers during the day, then a chance of snow showers Wednesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet. The water temperature off Rochester is 36 degrees. $$ LOZ044-101600- Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario- 403 AM EST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance of rain late. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 30 knots overnight. Rain. Waves 2 feet or less building to 8 to 11 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west and increasing to 35 knot gales in the afternoon. Lake effect snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 10 to 14 feet building to 12 to 16 feet. Waves occasionally around 20 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west 15 to 25 knots. Snow showers in the evening, then a chance of snow showers overnight. Waves 10 to 15 feet subsiding to 7 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 19 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. A chance of snow showers during the day, then snow showers likely Monday night. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain showers during the day, then rain showers likely Tuesday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Rain showers likely during the day, then a chance of snow and rain showers likely Wednesday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. $$ LOZ045-101600- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 403 AM EST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance of rain late. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 30 knots. Rain with a chance of freezing rain in the evening, then rain likely overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 9 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west and increasing to 35 knot gales in the afternoon. Lake effect snow showers. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West gales to 35 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots. Snow showers in the evening, then a chance of snow showers overnight. Waves 10 to 14 feet subsiding to 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Snow showers likely. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots. A chance of rain showers during the day, then rain showers likely Tuesday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Rain showers likely during the day, then a chance of snow showers Wednesday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. $$