Offshore Waters Forecast (New England)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1055 PM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

New England continental shelf and slope waters from 25 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.

ANZ898-010300-
1055 PM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A warm front over the far NE
waters will lift NE of the area early tonight. A cold front will
move over the region later tonight, then stall over the waters
Tue. The front will lift N of the area Tue night into Wed,
followed by a cold front moving E and SE across the waters later
Wed into Wed night. The front will stall just S of the area Thu
into Thu night as high pressure passes N and then NE of the
region, then return N as a warm front late Thu night into Fri.
Another cold front will move offshore Fri night into Sat, then
return back to the N as a warm front Sat night. 

$$

ANZ800-010300-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
1055 PM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Slight chance of
rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm
or less. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.THU...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ805-010300-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
1055 PM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Slight chance
of rain. 
.TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Slight chance of
rain. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Areas of fog
and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ900-010300-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
1055 PM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Slight chance
of rain. 
.TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 7 to
10 ft. 
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to
6 ft. 

$$

ANZ810-010300-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
1055 PM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Slight chance
of rain. 
.TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Slight chance of
rain. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.THU...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ815-010300-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
1055 PM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Slight chance
of rain. 
.TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Slight chance of
rain. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of tstms
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.THU...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.