Offshore Waters Forecast (New England)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1028 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 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.

ANZ898-061430-
1028 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A stationary front over the
far S portions of Georges Bank will lift N as a warm front
tonight, clearing N of the area Thu. High pressure will prevail
across the region later Thu, persist into Sat, then shift S of
the waters Sat night into Sun. A low pressure trough will develop
along the coast or just offshore Fri and Fri night, then persist
through Sun while a series of weakening cold fronts dissipate
nearing the New England coast. A stronger cold front reaches the
coast late Sun, then moves across the waters Sun night into Mon.
Another low pressure trough or cold front will move to the coast
by later Mon and Mon night.  

$$

ANZ800-061430-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
1028 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ805-061430-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
1028 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ900-061430-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
1028 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ810-061430-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
1028 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas
of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ815-061430-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
1028 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.