


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
190 FZNT21 KWBC 302026 OFFNT1 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 426 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 New England continental shelf and slope waters from 25 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. ANZ898-310830- 426 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A stationary front over the Gulf of Maine will persist tonight, drift S Thu, and then stall just S of the waters Thu night. Low pressure will develop along the stalled boundary late Thu night into early Fri, just off the Mid-Atlantic coast, then track E and NE along the front late Fri and Fri night. The low will move E of the region Sat. High pressure will build SE over the waters later Sat and Sat night, then settle offshore Sun and Sun night as a weak low pressure trough develops near the coast of Maine. The trough will persist along the coast Mon and Mon night. $$ ANZ800-310830- Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line- 426 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms. Scattered showers. .FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers, then chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ805-310830- Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM- 426 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ900-310830- Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line- 426 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ810-310830- South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk Point to 1000 FM- 426 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Showers likely and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ815-310830- South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to 1000 FM- 426 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .FRI...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.