NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for Aug. 18, 2026

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Tue morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 2 feet
Winds	From the North 2 - 5 mph (Gust 7 mph) 2 - 4 knots (Gust 6 knots)
Ocean Temperature	73° - 82° (Normal 72° - 79°)
Air Temperature	80° - 86°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:10am - 7:51pm
UV Index	7 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	Low Tue 6:25a	High Tue 12:56p	Low Tue 7:04p	High Wed 1:11a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean	Low Tue 5:49a	High Tue 12:30p	Low Tue 6:28p	High Wed 12:45a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	Low Tue 6:01a	High Tue 12:44p	Low Tue 6:40p	High Wed 12:59a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean	Low Tue 5:53a	High Tue 12:26p	Low Tue 6:32p	High Wed 12:41a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Tue 10:30a	High Tue 4:36p	Low Tue 11:09p	High Wed 4:51a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	Low Tue 6:36a	High Tue 12:50p	Low Tue 7:15p	High Wed 1:05a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Tue 10:04a	High Tue 3:43p	Low Tue 10:43p	High Wed 3:58a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	Low Tue 7:06a	High Tue 1:38p	Low Tue 7:48p	High Wed 1:50a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	Low Tue 6:07a	High Tue 12:28p	Low Tue 6:48p	High Wed 12:40a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	Low Tue 6:23a	High Tue 12:50p	Low Tue 7:08p	High Wed 12:56a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	Low Tue 6:07a	High Tue 12:32p	Low Tue 6:52p	High Wed 12:46a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	Low Tue 7:06a	High Tue 1:35p	Low Tue 7:46p	High Wed 1:51a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt late. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog early this morning. Isolated showers and tstms late this morning and afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this morning.

TONIGHT: S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.

WED: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.

WED NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

THU: N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Showers likely in the afternoon.

THU NIGHT: S winds around 5 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.

FRI: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.

FRI NIGHT: E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.

SAT: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.

SAT NIGHT: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely. 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.