Used when skipping Delaware Bay entirely; offshore.
Optimized for marine passage planning, vessel routing, and coastal or offshore weather tracking. This automated marine weather routing tool updates daily using premium data models. Below is the weather, wave, and ocean current layout for a standard vessel transit from Absecon Inlet, Atlantic City, NJ to Norfolk / Hampton, VA.
Expect a majority of reaching conditions with steady motion. Winds range from 11 to 23 kts with waves 0.9 to 6.0 ft with period of 2 to 6 seconds. Overall, wind and waves mostly aligned or partially aligned. Wind angles: 56% reaching, 44% on the nose. Sea state: 89% aligned, 11% cross-seas.