Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
147 FZNT22 KWBC 291433 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1033 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 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. ANZ899-300245- 1033 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A warm front will move N across the N portion early today as a cold front approaches from the W and NW. The cold front will move slowly SE across the area later today into Thu night, then stall over the S and central waters Fri through Sat night while a weak ridge moves across the N waters Sat and Sat night. The front will lift N as a warm front Sun into Sun night while high pressure builds W into the S portions. A cold front will approach the coast Mon and Mon night. $$ ANZ820-300245- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1033 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-300245- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1033 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Slight chance of rain. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ920-300245- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1033 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Slight chance of rain. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ905-300245- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1033 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ910-300245- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1033 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ825-300245- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1033 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ828-300245- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1033 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ925-300245- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1033 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ830-300245- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1033 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ833-300245- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1033 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated tstms. Slight chance of rain. .TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated tstms. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ930-300245- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1033 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Isolated tstms, then rain. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ835-300245- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1033 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated tstms, then chance of rain. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated tstms. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of rain. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 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...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ935-300245- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1033 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Numerous tstms, then rain. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain, then scattered tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated tstms, then chance of rain. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.