NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for May 27, 2026

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Wed morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 3 feet
Winds	From the Southwest 6 - 10 mph (Gust 13 mph) 5 - 9 knots (Gust 11 knots)
Ocean Temperature	56° - 68° (Normal 58° - 68°)
Air Temperature	73° - 86°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:31am - 8:16pm
UV Index	3 (Moderate)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	High Wed 5:36a	Low Wed 11:51a	High Wed 6:07p	Low Thu 12:30a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean	High Wed 5:10a	Low Wed 11:15a	High Wed 5:41p	Low Wed 11:54p
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	High Wed 5:24a	Low Wed 11:27a	High Wed 5:55p	Low Thu 12:06a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean	High Wed 5:06a	Low Wed 11:19a	High Wed 5:37p	Low Wed 11:58p
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Wed 9:16a	Low Wed 3:56p	High Wed 9:47p	Low Thu 4:35a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	High Wed 5:33a	Low Wed 11:49a	High Wed 6:03p	Low Thu 12:33a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Wed 8:23a	Low Wed 3:30p	High Wed 8:54p	Low Thu 4:09a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	High Wed 6:18a	Low Wed 12:17p	High Wed 6:51p	Low Thu 1:04a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	High Wed 5:22a	Low Wed 11:28a	High Wed 5:51p	Low Thu 12:13a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	High Wed 5:43a	Low Wed 11:45a	High Wed 6:14p	Low Thu 12:32a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	High Wed 5:41a	Low Wed 11:35a	High Wed 6:09p	Low Thu 12:28a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Wed 6:32a	Low Wed 12:31p	High Wed 7:01p	Low Thu 1:20a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of tstms early this morning. A chance of showers this morning, then a slight chance of showers early this afternoon.

TONIGHT: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.

THU: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 9 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds.

THU NIGHT: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds.

FRI: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds.

FRI NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds.

SAT: NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

SAT NIGHT: N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

SUN: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

SUN NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 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.