NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for Aug. 25, 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 West 9 - 13 mph (Gust 15 mph) 7 - 11 knots (Gust 13 knots)
Ocean Temperature	76° - 82° (Normal 72° - 79°)
Air Temperature	78° - 82°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:16am - 7:41pm
UV Index	7 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	High Tue 6:38a	Low Tue 12:36p	High Tue 6:53p	Low Wed 1:18a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean	High Tue 6:12a	Low Tue 12:00p	High Tue 6:27p	Low Wed 12:42a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	High Tue 6:26a	Low Tue 12:12p	High Tue 6:41p	Low Wed 12:54a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean	High Tue 6:08a	Low Tue 12:04p	High Tue 6:23p	Low Wed 12:46a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Tue 10:18a	Low Tue 4:41p	High Tue 10:33p	Low Wed 5:23a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	High Tue 6:27a	Low Tue 12:26p	High Tue 6:39p	Low Wed 1:16a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Tue 9:25a	Low Tue 4:15p	High Tue 9:40p	Low Wed 4:57a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	High Tue 7:16a	Low Tue 1:00p	High Tue 7:35p	Low Wed 1:56a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	High Tue 6:16a	Low Tue 12:07p	High Tue 6:34p	Low Wed 1:03a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	High Tue 6:33a	Low Tue 12:26p	High Tue 7:05p	Low Wed 1:27a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	High Tue 6:27a	Low Tue 12:17p	High Tue 6:47p	Low Wed 1:13a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Tue 7:20a	Low Tue 1:08p	High Tue 7:41p	Low Wed 2:00a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TUE: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds.

TUE NIGHT: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds.

WED: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds.

WED NIGHT: S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.

THU: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.

THU NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. Showers likely.

FRI: SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.

FRI NIGHT: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SAT: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SAT NIGHT: SE winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 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.