NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for Sept. 25, 2025

Advisories

MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the surf zone.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Thu morning

Rip Current Risk	Moderate
Waves	2 - 3 feet
Winds	From the South 10 - 15 mph (Gust 21 mph) 8 - 13 knots (Gust 18 knots)
Ocean Temperature	71° - 73° (Normal 66° - 70°)
Air Temperature	73° - 80°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:46am - 6:52pm
UV Index	1 (Low)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Thu 10:36a	Low Thu 4:57p	High Thu 10:52p	Low Fri 4:55a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 10:10a	Low Thu 4:21p	High Thu 10:26p	Low Fri 4:19a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 10:24a	Low Thu 4:33p	High Thu 10:40p	Low Fri 4:31a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 10:06a	Low Thu 4:25p	High Thu 10:22p	Low Fri 4:23a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Thu 8:30a	High Thu 2:16p	Low Thu 9:02p	High Fri 2:32a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Thu 10:33a	Low Thu 4:59p	High Thu 10:49p	Low Fri 4:52a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Thu 8:04a	High Thu 1:23p	Low Thu 8:36p	High Fri 1:39a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Thu 11:28a	Low Thu 5:39p	High Thu 11:43p	Low Fri 5:30a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 10:13a	Low Thu 4:31p	High Thu 10:27p	Low Fri 4:23a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Thu 10:42a	Low Thu 4:56p	High Thu 10:53p	Low Fri 4:44a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 10:15a	Low Thu 4:33p	High Thu 10:33p	Low Fri 4:29a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Thu 11:24a	Low Thu 5:33p	High Thu 11:42p	Low Fri 5:35a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog until late afternoon. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM until late afternoon.

TONIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

FRI: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.

FRI NIGHT: W winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.

SAT: NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.

SAT NIGHT: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.

SUN: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.

SUN NIGHT: E winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.

MON: NE winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.

MON NIGHT: E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. 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.