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Offshore Waters Forecast (New England)
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
448 PM EDT Mon Jul 27 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.
ANZ898-280800-
448 PM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...High pressure will build E
over the region through tonight, then shift E of the area Tue.
Low pressure will approach from the W and SW Tue night, then
slowly move NE to the New England coast Wed into Thu while
pulling a cold front E through the waters. The low will then move
E across the waters later Thu into Fri night. Weak high pressure
will build over the waters from the W Sat and Sat night.
$$
ANZ800-280800-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
448 PM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
$$
ANZ805-280800-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
448 PM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable, then becoming S
to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms.
.WED...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
$$
ANZ900-280800-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
448 PM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW, then becoming
variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
$$
ANZ810-280800-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
448 PM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW,
then becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT and SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
$$
ANZ815-280800-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
448 PM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Tstms and scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.