Today’s marine forecast for the coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, from the National Weather Service.
TODAY: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
TONIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
THU: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
THU NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
FRI AND FRI NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Rain.
SAT: SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds. Rain likely.
SAT NIGHT: NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
SUN AND SUN NIGHT: W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 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.
Source: National Weather Service, Boston/Norton.
