NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for Aug. 5, 2025

Advisories

MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the surf zone.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Tue morning

Rip Current Risk	Moderate
Waves	1 - 3 feet
Winds	From the East 4 - 8 mph (Gust 13 mph) 3 - 7 knots (Gust 11 knots)
Ocean Temperature	72° - 80° (Normal 72° - 74°)
Air Temperature	77° - 86°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:57am - 8:07pm
UV Index	7 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	High Tue 5:23a	Low Tue 11:26a	High Tue 5:47p	Low Wed 12:23a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Tue 10:50a	High Tue 5:21p	Low Tue 11:47p	High Wed 5:53a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	High Tue 5:11a	Low Tue 11:02a	High Tue 5:35p	Low Tue 11:59p
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Tue 10:54a	High Tue 5:17p	Low Tue 11:51p	High Wed 5:49a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Tue 9:03a	Low Tue 3:31p	High Tue 9:27p	Low Wed 4:28a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	High Tue 5:20a	Low Tue 11:17a	High Tue 5:38p	Low Wed 12:19a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Tue 8:10a	Low Tue 3:05p	High Tue 8:34p	Low Wed 4:02a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	High Tue 6:07a	Low Tue 11:47a	High Tue 6:35p	Low Wed 1:02a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	High Tue 5:04a	Low Tue 10:52a	High Tue 5:31p	Low Wed 12:07a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	High Tue 5:16a	Low Tue 11:05a	High Tue 6:01p	Low Wed 12:30a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	High Tue 5:16a	Low Tue 11:00a	High Tue 5:44p	Low Wed 12:16a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Tue 6:07a	Low Tue 11:55a	High Tue 6:36p	Low Wed 1:02a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: Light and variable winds, becoming E 5 to 10 kt late this morning and early afternoon, then becoming SE late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.

TONIGHT: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds.

WED: E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds.

WED NIGHT: E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.

THU: E winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.

THU NIGHT: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.

FRI: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

FRI NIGHT: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.

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

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