Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
421 FZNT22 KWBC 281452 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1052 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 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. ANZ899-290300- 1052 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Low pressure 60 nm SE of Sandy Hook, New Jersey this morning will slowly move NE near the coast today into tonight while weakening, then cross the Gulf of Maine later tonight into Tue before moving NE of the waters Tue night. A weak high pressure ridge will extend W over the S waters today and tonight, then expand across the rest of the region Tue through Wed night. A high pressure center will form over the central and S waters Wed and Wed night, then drift E Thu through Fri night. A cold front will move over the N portion Fri night. $$ ANZ820-290300- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 1052 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ915-290300- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 1052 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ920-290300- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 1052 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ905-290300- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 1052 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 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 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ910-290300- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 1052 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ825-290300- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 1052 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. 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...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-290300- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 1052 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-290300- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1052 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. 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 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. $$ ANZ830-290300- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 1052 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-290300- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 1052 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ930-290300- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 1052 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ835-290300- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 1052 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-290300- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 1052 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.