NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Sat 7/29

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Sat morning

Rip Current Risk	Moderate
Waves	1 - 3 feet
Winds	From the Southwest 10 - 16 mph (Gust 25 mph) 8 - 14 knots (Gust 22 knots)
Ocean Temperature	65° - 81° (Normal 70° - 82°)
Air Temperature	82° - 91°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:50am - 8:14pm
UV Index	9 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	High Sat 5:02a	Low Sat 11:18a	High Sat 5:37p	Low Sun 12:22a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Sat 10:42a	High Sat 5:11p	Low Sat 11:46p	High Sun 5:44a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Sat 10:54a	High Sat 5:25p	Low Sat 11:58p	High Sun 5:58a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Sat 10:46a	High Sat 5:07p	Low Sat 11:50p	High Sun 5:40a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Sat 8:42a	Low Sat 3:23p	High Sat 9:17p	Low Sun 4:27a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	High Sat 5:01a	Low Sat 11:06a	High Sat 5:31p	Low Sun 12:19a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Sat 7:49a	Low Sat 2:57p	High Sat 8:24p	Low Sun 4:01a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	High Sat 5:56a	Low Sat 11:38a	High Sat 6:33p	Low Sun 12:58a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Sat 10:41a	High Sat 5:19p	Low Sat 11:56p	High Sun 5:45a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	High Sat 5:04a	Low Sat 10:58a	High Sat 5:53p	Low Sun 12:20a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		Low Sat 10:50a	High Sat 5:29p	Low Sun 12:02a	High Sun 5:53a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Sat 5:51a	Low Sat 11:43a	High Sat 6:26p	Low Sun 12:48a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. S swell 2 to 4 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. A slight chance of showers and tstms this morning. A chance of showers and tstms early this afternoon, then showers and tstms likely late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM early this morning.

TONIGHT: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. S swell 2 to 4 ft at 5 seconds. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening.

SUN: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. S swell 2 to 3 ft at 5 seconds.

SUN NIGHT: S winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. S swell 2 to 3 ft at 6 seconds.

MON: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. E swell around 2 ft at 5 seconds, becoming NE 2 to 3 ft at 4 seconds in the afternoon.

MON NIGHT: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. NE swell around 2 ft at 4 seconds.

TUE: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon, then becoming S in the evening, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.

WED: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon, then becoming S. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

MORE MARINE INFO: Rip current forecast and more

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Data on this page amalgamated from several sources, including the National Weather Service (weather), National Ocean Service (tides), U.S. Naval Observatory (sun), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (UV index).

Dan Zarrow is Chief Meteorologist for Townsquare Media New Jersey. The Shore Report is generated semi-automatically daily at 5 a.m. from mid-May to late September. Follow Dan's weather blog, Facebook page, and Twitter feed for your latest forecast and realtime weather updates.