Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
663 FZNT22 KWBC 210846 OFFNT2 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 446 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 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. ANZ899-212100- 446 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front over the NW parts early this morning, moves into the N portions today, then stalls tonight into Sat. The front returns N as a warm front later Sat, clearing N of the area Sat night. Low pressure develops along the Mid-Atlantic coast later Sat and Sat night, lifting NE along the coast Sun and Sun night. The low pulls a cold front offshore late Sun and Sun night, again stalling across the waters Mon through Tue night. Low pressure may develop along the stalled front Tue and Tue night. $$ ANZ820-212100- Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM- 446 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt, then, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ915-212100- Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W- 446 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ920-212100- Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to 250 NM offshore- 446 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ905-212100- East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N- 446 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ910-212100- East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore- 446 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ825-212100- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore- 446 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ828-212100- Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore- 446 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ925-212100- Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 446 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ830-212100- Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore- 446 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ833-212100- Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.- 446 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ930-212100- Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 446 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ835-212100- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM- 446 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ935-212100- Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore- 446 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.