Offshore Waters Forecast (New England)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1028 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 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.

ANZ898-260230-
1028 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A stationary front will
persist S and E of the waters tonight through Sun, with a series
of low pressures developing and tracking NE along the stalled
boundary, and while a weak high pressure remains across the Gulf
of Maine. The front finally pushes further E of the area Sun
night into Mon night, with high pressure expanding E over the
remainder of the waters. The high shifts E Tue, with another cold
front approaching the coast. The cold front will move slowly
offshore Tue night, then stall Wed and Wed night. 

$$

ANZ800-260230-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
1028 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ805-260230-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
1028 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Rain.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Chance of rain. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ900-260230-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
1028 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to
5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

ANZ810-260230-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
1028 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ815-260230-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
1028 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain. 
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.