Offshore Waters Forecast (New England)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
409 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 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.

ANZ898-110800-
409 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A weak warm front will lift N
across the waters tonight. A cold front will move SE across the 
waters Tue and Tue night before moving S of the area early Wed. 
Weak high pressure will build across the southern portion of the 
area Wed into Thu. The high will shift E Thu night as a warm 
front pushes N into the area. This warm front will be immediately
followed by a stronger cold front late Thu night or early Fri. A
trough will develop along the Maine coast Fri and persist into 
Sat night. Low pressure will strengthen over the Gulf of Saint 
Lawrence Fri, then lift NE across Newfoundland Fri night and Sat.
High pressure will build S of the waters Sat night.

$$

ANZ800-110800-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
409 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. 
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ805-110800-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
409 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. 
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. 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 NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ900-110800-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
409 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026

.TONIGHT...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. Isolated
tstms. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

ANZ810-110800-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
409 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

ANZ815-110800-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
409 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.WED...N to NW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft, becoming 2 ft or
less. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.