NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for Sept. 4, 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	1 - 2 feet
Winds	From the South 6 - 15 mph (Gust 18 mph) 5 - 13 knots (Gust 16 knots)
Ocean Temperature	72° - 74° (Normal 70° - 73°)
Air Temperature	73° - 80°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:26am - 7:26pm
UV Index	7 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	High Thu 5:47a	Low Thu 11:50a	High Thu 6:05p	Low Fri 12:37a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 5:21a	Low Thu 11:14a	High Thu 5:39p	Low Fri 12:01a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 5:35a	Low Thu 11:26a	High Thu 5:53p	Low Fri 12:13a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 5:17a	Low Thu 11:18a	High Thu 5:35p	Low Fri 12:05a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Thu 9:27a	Low Thu 3:55p	High Thu 9:45p	Low Fri 4:42a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	High Thu 5:37a	Low Thu 11:38a	High Thu 5:52p	Low Fri 12:32a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Thu 8:34a	Low Thu 3:29p	High Thu 8:52p	Low Fri 4:16a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	High Thu 6:30a	Low Thu 12:11p	High Thu 6:52p	Low Fri 1:13a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 5:26a	Low Thu 11:15a	High Thu 5:45p	Low Fri 12:16a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	High Thu 5:42a	Low Thu 11:32a	High Thu 6:20p	Low Fri 12:40a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 5:35a	Low Thu 11:25a	High Thu 5:58p	Low Fri 12:25a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Thu 6:27a	Low Thu 12:17p	High Thu 6:53p	Low Fri 1:11a

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, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.

TONIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.

FRI: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds.

FRI NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds.

SAT: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.

SAT NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely. A chance of tstms after midnight.

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

SUN NIGHT: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.

MON: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

MON NIGHT: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 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.

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