Marine Forecast — Thursday, November 5

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 S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less.

TONIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Rain likely after midnight.

FRI S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

FRI NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

SAT E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning.

SAT NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain.

SUN NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain.

SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 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.

Source: National Weather Service, Boston/Norton.