Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
529 FZNT22 KWBC 190838 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 438 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 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. ANZ899-192000- 438 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A weak low will lift N through the central and northern waters today while pushing a warm front N through the area. The low will lift N of the area Thu with a high pressure ridge expanded into the central and southern waters. A cold front will move offshore into the NW waters Thu night into Fri. The front will stall over the northern waters Fri night into Sat then lift N as a warm front. A low will form off the New Jersey coast along the front then lift N of the area Sun into Sun night while pulling a weak cold front into the northern waters. $$ ANZ820-192000- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 438 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-192000- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 438 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE, then, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-192000- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 438 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026 .TODAY...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .FRI...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ905-192000- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 438 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-192000- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 438 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE, then, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ825-192000- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 438 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms, then chance of rain. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-192000- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 438 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms, then chance of rain. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-192000- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 438 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026 .TODAY...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ830-192000- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 438 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ833-192000- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 438 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .THU...S to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ930-192000- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 438 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ835-192000- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 438 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-192000- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 438 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026 .TODAY...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.