NWS Marine Forecast


   ANZ200-280600-  103 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026    .Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters...  High pres E of the waters moves farther offshore today. A cold front  approaches the waters from the W late today. Frontal passage  Fri night leads to high pres this weekend. A backdoor cold front may  approach the ern MA waters Mon morning.    $$
   ANZ251-280600-  Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay-  103 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026    THIS AFTERNOON  S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.  Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at  9 seconds.  TONIGHT  S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,  diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave  Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog  after midnight.  FRI  S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft  at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and  tstms in the afternoon.  FRI NIGHT  SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.  Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot  at 4 seconds.  SAT  N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas  around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at  3 seconds.  SAT NIGHT  S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas  around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at  3 seconds.  SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT  SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.    Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.    Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the  average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave  heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.    $$