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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
421 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 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.

ANZ898-162000-
421 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...High pressure will build SE
across the area today, then shift E tonight. A low pressure area
moves to near Long Island late tonight, then tracks slowly E
across the area Mon through Tue, clearing NE of the waters Tue
night. Weak high pressure will build E into the area Wed, and
slide off to the E Wed night as a weak cold front moves off the
coast. The front will move SE over the waters Thu, and pass S of
the area Thu night while becoming diffuse. High pressure will
build E over New England Thu night.

$$

ANZ800-162000-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
421 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

.TODAY...NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable, then,
becoming SW. Seas 3 ft early, becoming 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight
chance of rain.
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ805-162000-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
421 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE, then, becoming S.
Seas 3 ft early, becoming 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain likely.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

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ANZ900-162000-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
421 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 ft
early, becoming 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance
of rain.
.TUE...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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ANZ810-162000-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
421 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

.TODAY...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE, then,
becoming S to SE. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Isolated tstms.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.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. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.

$$

ANZ815-162000-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
421 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

.TODAY...Variable winds 5 kt or less, becoming variable less
than 10 kt, then, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of
rain.
.MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Rain likely, then isolated tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated tstms.
.TUE...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.