| NWS Forecast for: Ocean Waters from the Merrimack River to Plymouth from 40 to 60 NM (ANZ280) Issued by: National Weather Service Norton, MA Last Update: 103 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026 | |
This Afternoon: N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Tonight: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds. Fri: S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds, becoming SE 6 ft at 7 seconds. Showers. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Fri Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 nm. Sat: NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. Sat Night: N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. Sun: NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Sun Night Through Mon Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 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: Ocean Waters from the Merrimack River to Plymouth from 40 to 60 NM (ANZ280) | |
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