NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for Sept. 29, 2026

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Tue morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 2 feet
Winds	From the West 7 - 10 mph (Gust 14 mph) 6 - 9 knots (Gust 12 knots)
Ocean Temperature	62° - 67° (Normal 66° - 72°)
Air Temperature	69° - 73°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:50am - 6:46pm
UV Index	4 (Moderate)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Tue 9:58a	Low Tue 4:40p	High Tue 10:28p	Low Wed 4:39a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 9:32a	Low Tue 4:04p	High Tue 10:02p	Low Wed 4:03a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 9:46a	Low Tue 4:16p	High Tue 10:16p	Low Wed 4:15a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 9:28a	Low Tue 4:08p	High Tue 9:58p	Low Wed 4:07a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Tue 8:03a	High Tue 1:38p	Low Tue 8:45p	High Wed 2:08a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Tue 9:54a	Low Tue 4:38p	High Tue 10:24p	Low Wed 4:28a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Tue 7:37a	High Tue 12:45p	Low Tue 8:19p	High Wed 1:15a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Tue 11:00a	Low Tue 5:16p	High Tue 11:20p	Low Wed 5:05a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 9:40a	Low Tue 4:06p	High Tue 10:05p	Low Wed 4:03a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Tue 10:20a	Low Tue 4:34p	High Tue 10:40p	Low Wed 4:32a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 9:49a	Low Tue 4:12p	High Tue 10:12p	Low Wed 4:11a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Tue 10:54a	Low Tue 5:06p	High Tue 11:20p	Low Wed 5:11a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: W winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds.

TONIGHT: NW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 13 seconds.

WED: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.

WED NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot at 13 seconds.

THU: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.

THU NIGHT: SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.

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

FRI NIGHT: SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SAT: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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

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