Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
266 FZNT22 KWBC 301420 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1020 AM EDT Wed Sep 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. ANZ899-010315- 1020 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front over the central waters will gradually weaken today through tonight. Otherwise, a high pressure center will form over the central and S waters today and tonight, then drift E of the region Thu through Sat night while maintaining a ridge across the S portion. A cold front will move over the N portion later Fri night into Sat, then stall across the central and northern waters Sat night into Sun night as low pressure tracks NE along the boundary. A low pressure trough will form along the SE coast Sun and Sun night. $$ ANZ820-010315- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1020 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-010315- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1020 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...Winds becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-010315- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1020 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ905-010315- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1020 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-010315- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1020 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ825-010315- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1020 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-010315- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1020 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TODAY...E to NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-010315- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1020 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Winds becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ830-010315- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1020 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TODAY...E winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-010315- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1020 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ930-010315- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1020 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ835-010315- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1020 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .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...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE 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 to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-010315- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1020 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Figurskey. Ocean Prediction Center.