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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
703 am est tue feb 24 2026

coastal waters from the merrimack river ma to watch hill ri out
to 25 nm


anz230-250100-
boston harbor-
703 am est tue feb 24 2026

.today...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. gusts up to 25 kt. waves around 2 ft, except 4 to 6 ft
at the outer harbor entrance. 
.tonight...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. 
.wed...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. gusts
up to 20 kt. waves around 2 ft. snow with a chance of rain in the
morning, then a chance of snow in the afternoon. 
.wed night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.thu...w winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
a chance of snow in the afternoon. 
.thu night...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
waves 1 foot or less. a chance of snow. a chance of rain in the
evening. 
.fri...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 foot or less. a chance of
snow. 
.fri night through sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. waves around 2 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.

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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
703 am est tue feb 24 2026

coastal waters from the merrimack river ma to watch hill ri out
to 25 nm


anz250-250100-
coastal waters east of ipswich bay and the stellwagen bank
national marine sanctuary-
703 am est tue feb 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this evening...

.today...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing
to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 5 to
8 ft this afternoon. wave detail: ne 11 ft at 11 seconds and nw
3 ft at 6 seconds, becoming ne 8 ft at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at
5 seconds. light freezing spray this morning. 
.tonight...w winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 5 seconds and ne 4 ft at
9 seconds. light freezing spray in the evening. 
.wed...s winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 10 seconds.
snow with a chance of rain in the morning. rain likely in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail:
sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...w winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 4 seconds and
se 2 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of snow in the afternoon. 
.thu night...w winds around 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at
10 seconds. a chance of snow and rain. 
.fri...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of snow. 
.fri night through sat night...sw winds 15 to 20 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.

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