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Offshore Waters Forecast (New England)
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1021 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 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.
ANZ898-040230-
1021 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A weak warm front will lift N
over the area tonight into Mon. A cold front will approach from
the W and NW late Mon, move SE over the waters Mon night, then
stall just S of the area Tue into Tue night. The front will
return N as a warm front Wed and lift N of the area Wed night.
High pressure will expand toward the W and NW over the waters SE
and S of the area Thu and Thu night. The high will persist to the
S and SE of the waters Fri and Fri night as a low pressure
trough moves slowly E toward the coast.
$$
ANZ800-040230-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
1021 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely
and chance of tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers and
chance of tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. Showers likely. Chance of tstms. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
$$
ANZ805-040230-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
1021 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers
likely and chance of tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers and chance
of tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Showers
likely and chance of tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of
showers. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 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 to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
$$
ANZ900-040230-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
1021 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers likely and
scattered tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Showers
likely and scattered tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
$$
ANZ810-040230-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
1021 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers likely
and chance of tstms.
.MON...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Showers and
chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Showers
likely and chance of tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S winds 5 to 15 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
$$
ANZ815-040230-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
1021 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers likely
and chance of tstms.
.MON...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
Showers and chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers
likely and chance of tstms.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Figurskey. Ocean Prediction Center.