Coastal Waters Forecast for Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay (ANZ251) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay (ANZ251)
Issued by: National Weather Service Norton, MA
Last Update: 404 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025


Today: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 nm or less this morning.

Tonight: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 nm or less.

Sat: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 nm or less in the morning.

Sat Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely in the evening.

Sun And Sun Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.

Mon Through Tue Night: NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.

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.







Zone Forecast: Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay (ANZ251)

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