NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for May 28, 2026

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Thu morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 2 feet
Winds	From the North 7 - 13 mph (Gust 17 mph) 6 - 11 knots (Gust 15 knots)
Ocean Temperature	57° - 67° (Normal 58° - 68°)
Air Temperature	68° - 78°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:30am - 8:17pm
UV Index	7 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	High Thu 6:26a	Low Thu 12:31p	High Thu 6:50p	Low Fri 1:14a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 6:00a	Low Thu 11:55a	High Thu 6:24p	Low Fri 12:38a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 6:14a	Low Thu 12:07p	High Thu 6:38p	Low Fri 12:50a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 5:56a	Low Thu 11:59a	High Thu 6:20p	Low Fri 12:42a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Thu 10:06a	Low Thu 4:36p	High Thu 10:30p	Low Fri 5:19a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	High Thu 6:21a	Low Thu 12:31p	High Thu 6:46p	Low Fri 1:21a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Thu 9:13a	Low Thu 4:10p	High Thu 9:37p	Low Fri 4:53a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	High Thu 7:07a	Low Thu 12:59p	High Thu 7:35p	Low Fri 1:53a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 6:07a	Low Thu 12:09p	High Thu 6:32p	Low Fri 12:59a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	High Thu 6:27a	Low Thu 12:26p	High Thu 6:57p	Low Fri 1:19a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 6:24a	Low Thu 12:15p	High Thu 6:47p	Low Fri 1:12a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Thu 7:20a	Low Thu 1:12p	High Thu 7:44p	Low Fri 2:05a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TONIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers late this evening.

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

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

FRI: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds.

FRI NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.

SAT: NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.

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

SUN: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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

MON: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.

MON NIGHT: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.

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.