Offshore Waters Forecast (New England)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1033 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 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.

ANZ898-170230-
1033 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A stationary front will
meander SE of the area tonight through Thu night as multiple weak
areas of low pressure form along the boundary. Strong high
pressure will build slowly SE over the region tonight into Wed
night. A trough will form along the Maine coast late Wed, then
persist into Thu. The high will slowly shift E of the area Thu
and Thu night, with a cold front moving over the region Fri.
Another high will build overhead Sat, then shift E Sat night as a
warm front approaches from the SW. The warm front will move
through the area Sun and Sun night. 

$$

ANZ800-170230-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
1033 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, becoming
2 ft or less. 
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ805-170230-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
1033 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ900-170230-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
1033 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ810-170230-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
1033 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ815-170230-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
1033 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 15 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.