NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for July 12, 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 Sat morning

Rip Current Risk	Moderate
Waves	1 - 3 feet
Winds	From the East 7 - 13 mph (Gust 16 mph) 6 - 11 knots (Gust 14 knots)
Ocean Temperature	66° - 79° (Normal 67° - 74°)
Air Temperature	77° - 84°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:36am - 8:27pm
UV Index	10 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Sat 9:37a	Low Sat 3:44p	High Sat 9:44p	Low Sun 4:27a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 9:11a	Low Sat 3:08p	High Sat 9:18p	Low Sun 3:51a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 9:25a	Low Sat 3:20p	High Sat 9:32p	Low Sun 4:03a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 9:07a	Low Sat 3:12p	High Sat 9:14p	Low Sun 3:55a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Sat 7:53a	High Sat 1:17p	Low Sat 7:49p	High Sun 1:24a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Sat 9:29a	Low Sat 3:32p	High Sat 9:40p	Low Sun 4:25a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Sat 7:27a	High Sat 12:24p	Low Sat 7:23p	High Sun 12:31a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Sat 10:30a	Low Sat 4:05p	High Sat 10:43p	Low Sun 5:06a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 9:18a	Low Sat 3:02p	High Sat 9:30p	Low Sun 3:58a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Sat 9:51a	Low Sat 3:29p	High Sat 10:13p	Low Sun 4:28a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 9:20a	Low Sat 3:11p	High Sat 9:38p	Low Sun 4:05a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Sat 10:25a	Low Sat 4:09p	High Sat 10:43p	Low Sun 4:58a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of drizzle early this morning. Areas of fog early this morning, then patchy fog late this morning. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this morning.

TONIGHT: E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of drizzle. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

SUN: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

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

MON: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.

MON NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.

TUE: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.

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

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

WED NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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.