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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1228 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 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.
ANZ898-221945-
1228 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...High pressure will shift E of
the area today. A warm front will extend E over the region today.
Low pressure will move across the S waters today and tonight
while pulling a cold front across the area, followed by a
secondary cold front Thu into Thu night. High pressure will build
across the region Fri into Sun as low pressure passes S of the
area. The high will weaken Sun night.
$$
ANZ800-221945-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
1228 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026
.TODAY...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
$$
ANZ805-221945-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
1228 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026
.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE, then,
becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
$$
ANZ900-221945-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
1228 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026
.TODAY...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable, then,
becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
rain.
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
$$
ANZ810-221945-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
1228 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026
.TODAY...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
$$
ANZ815-221945-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
1228 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026
.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.