Coastal Waters Forecast for Ocean Waters from Provincetown to Nantucket from 20 to 60 NM (ANZ281) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Ocean Waters from Provincetown to Nantucket from 20 to 60 NM (ANZ281)
Issued by: National Weather Service Norton, MA
Last Update: 705 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026


Tonight: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Fri: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Fri Night: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds.

Sat: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds.

Sat Night: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds.

Sun: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.

Sun Night: S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight.

Mon: S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Showers likely.

Mon Night Through Tue Night: E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 Provincetown to Nantucket from 20 to 60 NM (ANZ281)

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