NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for Aug. 1, 2026

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Sat morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 2 feet
Winds	From the Southwest 4 - 10 mph (Gust 16 mph) 4 - 9 knots (Gust 14 knots)
Ocean Temperature	72° - 81° (Normal 72° - 82°)
Air Temperature	78° - 86°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:53am - 8:11pm
UV Index	9 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Sat 10:18a	Low Sat 4:31p	High Sat 10:25p	Low Sun 4:56a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 9:52a	Low Sat 3:55p	High Sat 9:59p	Low Sun 4:20a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 10:06a	Low Sat 4:07p	High Sat 10:13p	Low Sun 4:32a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 9:48a	Low Sat 3:59p	High Sat 9:55p	Low Sun 4:24a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Sat 8:28a	High Sat 1:58p	Low Sat 8:36p	High Sun 2:05a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Sat 10:09a	Low Sat 4:19p	High Sat 10:20p	Low Sun 4:52a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Sat 8:02a	High Sat 1:05p	Low Sat 8:10p	High Sun 1:12a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Sat 11:13a	Low Sat 4:59p	High Sat 11:22p	Low Sun 5:34a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 9:58a	Low Sat 3:52p	High Sat 10:09p	Low Sun 4:27a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Sat 10:33a	Low Sat 4:18p	High Sat 10:48p	Low Sun 4:57a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 10:03a	Low Sat 4:00p	High Sat 10:17p	Low Sun 4:35a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Sat 11:08a	Low Sat 5:00p	High Sat 11:23p	Low Sun 5:31a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S with gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.

TONIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.

SUN: S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.

SUN NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms.

MON: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds. Showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon.

MON NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.

TUE: NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.

TUE NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

WED: S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

WED NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. 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 and Facebook page for your latest forecast and realtime weather updates.