NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for Aug. 26, 2026

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Wed morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 2 feet
Winds	From the Northwest 5 - 10 mph (Gust 12 mph) 4 - 9 knots (Gust 10 knots)
Ocean Temperature	75° - 81° (Normal 72° - 79°)
Air Temperature	77° - 84°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:17am - 7:40pm
UV Index	8 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Wed 7:21a	Low Wed 1:21p	High Wed 7:33p	Low Thu 1:58a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 6:55a	Low Wed 12:45p	High Wed 7:07p	Low Thu 1:22a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 7:09a	Low Wed 12:57p	High Wed 7:21p	Low Thu 1:34a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 6:51a	Low Wed 12:49p	High Wed 7:03p	Low Thu 1:26a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Wed 5:23a	High Wed 11:01a	Low Wed 5:26p	High Wed 11:13p
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Wed 7:09a	Low Wed 1:12p	High Wed 7:21p	Low Thu 1:57a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay		High Wed 10:08a	Low Wed 5:00p	High Wed 10:20p	Low Thu 5:37a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Wed 8:01a	Low Wed 1:46p	High Wed 8:17p	Low Thu 2:35a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 6:59a	Low Wed 12:52p	High Wed 7:15p	Low Thu 1:39a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Wed 7:20a	Low Wed 1:13p	High Wed 7:48p	Low Thu 2:04a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 7:05a	Low Wed 1:00p	High Wed 7:24p	Low Thu 1:47a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Wed 8:03a	Low Wed 1:53p	High Wed 8:23p	Low Thu 2:36a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

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

TONIGHT: S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.

THU: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers 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. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers.

FRI: SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.

FRI NIGHT: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.

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

SAT NIGHT: SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

SUN: S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.

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

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.