NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for July 19, 2026

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Sun morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	2 - 4 feet
Winds	From the Northwest 18 - 22 mph (Gust 28 mph) 16 - 19 knots (Gust 24 knots)
Ocean Temperature	73° - 82° (Normal 70° - 82°)
Air Temperature	80° - 84°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:42am - 8:23pm
UV Index	8 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	Low Sun 6:25a	High Sun 12:48p	Low Sun 6:47p	High Mon 12:57a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean	Low Sun 5:49a	High Sun 12:22p	Low Sun 6:11p	High Mon 12:31a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	Low Sun 6:01a	High Sun 12:36p	Low Sun 6:23p	High Mon 12:45a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean	Low Sun 5:53a	High Sun 12:18p	Low Sun 6:15p	High Mon 12:27a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Sun 10:30a	High Sun 4:28p	Low Sun 10:52p	High Mon 4:37a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	Low Sun 6:33a	High Sun 12:38p	Low Sun 6:52p	High Mon 12:48a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Sun 10:04a	High Sun 3:35p	Low Sun 10:26p	High Mon 3:44a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	Low Sun 7:06a	High Sun 1:27p	Low Sun 7:24p	High Mon 1:37a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	Low Sun 6:06a	High Sun 12:21p	Low Sun 6:26p	High Mon 12:30a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	Low Sun 6:27a	High Sun 12:45p	Low Sun 6:48p	High Mon 12:55a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	Low Sun 6:09a	High Sun 12:26p	Low Sun 6:31p	High Mon 12:39a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	Low Sun 7:05a	High Sun 1:25p	Low Sun 7:26p	High Mon 1:39a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning.

TONIGHT: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds.

MON: NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 2 seconds.

MON NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds.

TUE: SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely in the afternoon.

TUE NIGHT: S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds, becoming S 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of tstms in the evening. Showers.

WED: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers.

WED NIGHT: W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.

THU: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.

THU NIGHT: S winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 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.