Offshore Waters Forecast (New England)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1023 PM EDT Thu Jul 30 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.

ANZ898-010230-
1023 PM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A secondary low and associated
cold front just W of the waters will move E across the area
tonight, then move E of the region into Fri. Weak high pressure
will build E over the waters Fri into Sat, then shift E of the
region Sat night. A warm front will approach from the S Sun
before lifting N over the outer waters Sun night. A weak cold
front will slowly move SE into the waters Mon and Mon night, 
then come nearly stationary over the region Tue and Tue night. 

$$

ANZ800-010230-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
1023 PM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ805-010230-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
1023 PM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or 
less.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ900-010230-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
1023 PM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or 
less.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Slight chance
of rain. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ810-010230-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
1023 PM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Isolated
showers. 
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ815-010230-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
1023 PM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Slight chance of showers. 
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Figurskey. Ocean Prediction Center.