NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for July 13, 2026

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Mon morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 2 feet
Winds	From the Southwest 2 - 6 mph (Gust 8 mph) 2 - 5 knots (Gust 7 knots)
Ocean Temperature	74° - 82° (Normal 67° - 82°)
Air Temperature	77° - 86°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:37am - 8:26pm
UV Index	9 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Mon 7:26a	Low Mon 1:29p	High Mon 7:46p	Low Tue 2:29a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Mon 7:00a	Low Mon 12:53p	High Mon 7:20p	Low Tue 1:53a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Mon 7:14a	Low Mon 1:05p	High Mon 7:34p	Low Tue 2:05a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Mon 6:56a	Low Mon 12:57p	High Mon 7:16p	Low Tue 1:57a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Mon 5:39a	High Mon 11:06a	Low Mon 5:34p	High Mon 11:26p
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Mon 7:16a	Low Mon 1:22p	High Mon 7:38p	Low Tue 2:32a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Mon 5:13a	High Mon 10:13a	Low Mon 5:08p	High Mon 10:33p
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Mon 8:09a	Low Mon 1:51p	High Mon 8:38p	Low Tue 3:05a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Mon 7:04a	Low Mon 12:56p	High Mon 7:27p	Low Tue 2:05a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Mon 7:29a	Low Mon 1:17p	High Mon 8:03p	Low Tue 2:29a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Mon 7:06a	Low Mon 1:01p	High Mon 7:36p	Low Tue 2:10a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Mon 8:10a	Low Mon 1:54p	High Mon 8:35p	Low Tue 3:00a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

MON: S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.

MON NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.

TUE: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.

TUE NIGHT: SW 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 1 foot at 9 seconds.

WED: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.

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

THU: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

THU NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.

FRI: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

FRI NIGHT: SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. 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.

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