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

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Sun morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 3 feet
Winds	From the South 7 - 14 mph (Gust 17 mph) 6 - 12 knots (Gust 15 knots)
Ocean Temperature	75° - 79° (Normal 70° - 76°)
Air Temperature	77° - 82°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:35am - 7:12pm
UV Index	2 (Low)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Sun 9:58a	Low Sun 4:17p	High Sun 10:13p	Low Mon 4:30a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Sun 9:32a	Low Sun 3:41p	High Sun 9:47p	Low Mon 3:54a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Sun 9:46a	Low Sun 3:53p	High Sun 10:01p	Low Mon 4:06a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Sun 9:28a	Low Sun 3:45p	High Sun 9:43p	Low Mon 3:58a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Sun 7:58a	High Sun 1:38p	Low Sun 8:22p	High Mon 1:53a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Sun 9:52a	Low Sun 4:16p	High Sun 10:09p	Low Mon 4:28a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Sun 7:32a	High Sun 12:45p	Low Sun 7:56p	High Mon 1:00a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Sun 10:46a	Low Sun 4:49p	High Sun 11:01p	Low Mon 5:00a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Sun 9:37a	Low Sun 3:47p	High Sun 9:52p	Low Mon 3:59a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Sun 10:05a	Low Sun 4:10p	High Sun 10:21p	Low Mon 4:20a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Sun 9:43a	Low Sun 3:53p	High Sun 10:02p	Low Mon 4:02a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Sun 10:46a	Low Sun 4:50p	High Sun 11:05p	Low Mon 5:02a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms this morning, then a slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon.

TONIGHT: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.

MON: N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.

MON NIGHT: N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.

TUE: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds.

TUE NIGHT: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds.

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

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

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

THU NIGHT: S 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.