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Offshore Waters Forecast (New England)
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
457 PM EDT Wed Oct 7 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.
ANZ898-080745-
457 PM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A weak warm front will clip
the N portion tonight, followed by a cold front that will
approach the waters Thu. The cold front will move across the
waters later Thu and Thu night, then clear E of the area by Fri.
High pressure will build across the region Fri and Fri night,
then drift E across the waters through Sun. A weak cold front or
low pressure trough will move across the far N waters Fri night.
A warm front will approach the waters from the S Sun, then lift N
across the area Sun night as another cold front approaches the
coast. The cold front will sweep E across the area Mon, clearing
E of the waters Mon night.
$$
ANZ800-080745-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
457 PM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance
of rain.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
$$
ANZ805-080745-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
457 PM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
ANZ900-080745-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
457 PM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
ANZ810-080745-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
457 PM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to
4 to 8 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
ANZ815-080745-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
457 PM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.