The Cape and Islands could see heavy winds hit the region Thursday night and Friday as Hurricane Erin continues to pass north through the Atlantic Ocean.

Hurricane Erin's push up alongside the east coast is bringing rough seas and high winds to Cape Cod and the Islands, disrupting ferry travel in the waning weeks of summer.

TRACKING ERIN Hurricane Erin will pass over 200 miles off the coast of Massachusetts tonight. Southern New England will NOT see direct impacts like rain or tropical or hurricane force winds. It will see blustery and wavy conditions which peak today and tonight.

Approaching Hurricane Erin is impacting some ferry service in Massachusetts and the captain aboard a ferry to Nantucket with WCVB's Emily Mahar aboard warned of a "rocky ride" and "choppy seas."

Erin has become an unusually large and deceptively worrisome storm, with its tropical storm winds stretching 230 miles from its core.

All south-facing beaches on Nantucket were closed to swimming Tuesday due to high surf from the approaching Hurricane Erin, the island’s harbormaster said.

Hurricane Erin stays offshore but brings rip currents, high surf and gusty winds to East Coast beaches through Friday. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

Hurricane Erin is heading away from the United States, but heavy seas, crushing surf and strong rip currents will pose dangers to swimmers and boaters into this weekend.

A new storm could bring rain across most of Massachusetts on Wednesday, but Hurricane Erin could also make waters off the coast dangerous.