Offshore Waters Forecast (New England)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
456 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 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.

ANZ898-230900-
456 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...Low pressure will move across
or just S of the S waters tonight into Thu, while pulling a
secondary cold front across the area Thu into Thu night. High 
pressure will build across the region Fri into Sun as low 
pressure passes S of the area. The high will weaken Sun night, 
with another area of high pressure then moving E across the area 
later Sun night through Mon night.

$$

ANZ800-230900-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
456 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain
early. 
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of rain. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

$$

ANZ805-230900-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
456 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt,
then, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
11 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 

$$

ANZ900-230900-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
456 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 

$$

ANZ810-230900-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
456 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain early. 
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 4 to
6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

ANZ815-230900-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
456 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW less than 10 kt,
then, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain early. 
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.