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Offshore Waters Forecast (New England)
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1055 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 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.
ANZ898-080215-
1055 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A series of surface troughs
will move across the area through tonight. High pressure will
build in from the SW tonight through Wed. A weak warm front will
clip the N portion Wed and Wed night, followed by a cold front
that will approach the waters Thu. The cold front will move
across the waters Thu night, then clear E of the area 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.
$$
ANZ800-080215-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
1055 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
$$
ANZ805-080215-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
1055 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
$$
ANZ900-080215-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
1055 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
$$
ANZ810-080215-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
1055 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 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 N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
$$
ANZ815-080215-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
1055 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.