NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for Aug. 23, 2026

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Sun morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 2 feet
Winds	From the Southeast 8 - 13 mph (Gust 16 mph) 7 - 11 knots (Gust 14 knots)
Ocean Temperature	76° - 81° (Normal 72° - 79°)
Air Temperature	78° - 82°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:14am - 7:44pm
UV Index	8 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		Low Sun 10:59a	High Sun 5:15p	Low Sun 11:51p	High Mon 5:49a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Sun 10:23a	High Sun 4:49p	Low Sun 11:15p	High Mon 5:23a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Sun 10:35a	High Sun 5:03p	Low Sun 11:27p	High Mon 5:37a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Sun 10:27a	High Sun 4:45p	Low Sun 11:19p	High Mon 5:19a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Sun 8:30a	Low Sun 3:04p	High Sun 8:55p	Low Mon 3:56a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		Low Sun 10:51a	High Sun 5:09p	Low Sun 11:46p	High Mon 5:41a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Sun 7:37a	Low Sun 2:38p	High Sun 8:02p	Low Mon 3:30a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	High Sun 5:34a	Low Sun 11:18a	High Sun 6:01p	Low Mon 12:26a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Sun 10:28a	High Sun 5:04p	Low Sun 11:40p	High Mon 5:30a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		Low Sun 10:39a	High Sun 5:30p	Low Sun 11:59p	High Mon 5:42a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		Low Sun 10:36a	High Sun 5:25p	Low Sun 11:52p	High Mon 5:46a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Sun 5:38a	Low Sun 11:26a	High Sun 6:06p	Low Mon 12:35a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW with gusts up to 20 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms early this morning, then a slight chance of showers and tstms late this morning and early afternoon.

TONIGHT: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.

MON: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds.

MON NIGHT: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 2 seconds.

TUE: W winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.

TUE NIGHT: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.

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

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

THU: S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.

THU NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 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.