Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
847 FZNT22 KWBC 301443 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1043 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026 West central North Atlantic continental shelf and slope waters beyond 60 nm to 250 nm offshore, including south of Georges Bank from 1000 fm to 250 nm offshore. 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. ANZ899-310245- 1043 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front across the area this morning will stall over the S waters today into Sat as a series of weak low pressure centers track NE along the boundary while weak high pressure moves E across the N waters Fri into Sat. The front will lift N as a warm front Sat night into Sun night while a high pressure ridge builds W over the S waters. Another cold front will approach from the NW Mon, then stall just N of the area Mon night. $$ ANZ820-310245- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1043 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ915-310245- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1043 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Slight chance of rain. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. 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, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ920-310245- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1043 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026 .TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Slight chance of rain. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Slight chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ905-310245- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1043 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Slight chance of rain. .SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ910-310245- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1043 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Slight chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ825-310245- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1043 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 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...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ828-310245- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1043 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ925-310245- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1043 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ830-310245- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1043 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ833-310245- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1043 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ930-310245- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1043 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ835-310245- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1043 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of rain. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ935-310245- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1043 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.