Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Marine Forecast

Hourly forecast at zone center

Hourly wind and waves

Gusts peak near 16kts around 11:00 PM, with waves reaching 2.0ft around 5:00 PM.

Sunday, October 11

7:10 AM EDT

Wind Now

5ktsS

Gusts:6kts

Wind Now: 5 kts; gusts 6 kts. Use left and right arrows to inspect hours; Escape to reset.

Hourly wind speed and gust forecastSustained wind is shown in cyan and gusts in blue-gray. Dashed lines show past conditions. Direction arrows show where the wind is traveling.051015202512AM6AM12PM6PM

Waves Now

1.0ftESE

Period4s

Waves Now: 1.0 ft; period 4 seconds. Use left and right arrows to inspect hours; Escape to reset.

Hourly wave height and period forecastWave height is shown in blue. The dashed line shows past conditions. Direction arrows show where the waves are traveling.012312AM6AM12PM6PM

NOAA marine forecast

Text forecast

Updated 7:04am EDT Oct 11, 2026

Today

S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon.

Tonight

SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers.

Mon

N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.

Mon Night

N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 4 ft at 7 seconds.

Tue

E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 5 ft at 8 seconds.

Tue Night

S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and NE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. Showers likely after midnight.

Wed

W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely.

Wed Night Through Thu Night

N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

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