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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
428 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026

New England continental shelf and slope waters from 60 nm
offshore to the Hague Line, except to 1000 fm south of New
England.

Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.

Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms.

ANZ898-050800-
428 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A stationary front will persist
S of the area tonight, while high pressure builds briefly over
the waters. The front to the S slowly starts to move back N as a
warm front Wed and Wed night, moving N of the waters Thu. High
pressure will prevail across the region later Thu, persist into
Sat, then shift S of the waters Sat night into Sun. A low
pressure trough will develop along the coast or just offshore
Fri and Fri night, then persist through Sun night while a series
of weakening cold fronts dissipate nearing the New England
coast.


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ANZ800-050800-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
428 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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ANZ805-050800-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
428 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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ANZ900-050800-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
428 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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ANZ810-050800-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
428 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt,
then, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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ANZ815-050800-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
428 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.