NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Fri 5/17

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Fri morning

Rip Current Risk	High
Waves	3 - 6 feet
Winds	From the Northeast 12 - 18 mph (Gust 23 mph) 10 - 16 knots (Gust 20 knots)
Ocean Temperature	57° - 61° (Normal 58° - 68°)
Air Temperature	61° - 71°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:37am - 8:08pm
UV Index	7 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		Low Fri 10:25a	High Fri 4:31p	Low Fri 10:49p	High Sat 4:40a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 9:49a	High Fri 4:05p	Low Fri 10:13p	High Sat 4:14a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 10:01a	High Fri 4:19p	Low Fri 10:25p	High Sat 4:28a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 9:53a	High Fri 4:01p	Low Fri 10:17p	High Sat 4:10a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Fri 7:25a	Low Fri 2:30p	High Fri 8:11p	Low Sat 2:54a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		Low Fri 10:24a	High Fri 4:35p	Low Fri 10:41p	High Sat 4:38a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Fri 6:32a	Low Fri 2:04p	High Fri 7:18p	Low Sat 2:28a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		Low Fri 10:52a	High Fri 5:16p	Low Fri 11:12p	High Sat 5:25a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 10:06a	High Fri 4:22p	Low Fri 10:23p	High Sat 4:28a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		Low Fri 10:19a	High Fri 4:35p	Low Fri 10:39p	High Sat 4:48a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 10:12a	High Fri 4:40p	Low Fri 10:31p	High Sat 4:47a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		Low Fri 11:00a	High Fri 5:21p	Low Fri 11:19p	High Sat 5:32a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON

TODAY: NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds.

TONIGHT: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds.

SAT: NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds.

SAT NIGHT: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.

SUN: NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.

SUN NIGHT: E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds.

MON: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

MON NIGHT: SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

TUE: E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

TUE NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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, Facebook page, and Twitter feed for your latest forecast and realtime weather updates.