New England Continental Shelf

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
941 PM EST Tue Jan 6 2026

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.

ANZ898-071415-
941 PM EST Tue Jan 6 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A warm front will slowly lift
N across the region as low pressure develops along the New 
England coast tonight, then track N and NE of the area Wed and 
Wed night while pulling a strong cold front E across the region. 
Another high will build E over the waters Thu and Thu night, then
shift E Fri and early Fri night ahead of the next approaching 
cold front. A cold front will push E across the waters late Fri 
night into Sat then become stationary. The front will then lift N
as a warm front Sat night, as another cold front approaches from
the W. The cold front will move E through the region Sun and Sun
night.

$$

ANZ800-071415-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
941 PM EST Tue Jan 6 2026

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain with vsby
1 nm or less. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
6 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 

$$

ANZ805-071415-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
941 PM EST Tue Jan 6 2026

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft. Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 

$$

ANZ900-071415-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
941 PM EST Tue Jan 6 2026

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 

$$

ANZ810-071415-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
941 PM EST Tue Jan 6 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft. Areas of fog early. Chance of rain. Vsby 1 NM or less
early. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to
11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft. 

$$

ANZ815-071415-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
941 PM EST Tue Jan 6 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.WED...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less early. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.