NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Fri 6/21

Advisories

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT through 6 a.m. Sunday for heat index values up to 104. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Fri morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	2 - 3 feet
Winds	From the Southwest 9 - 14 mph (Gust 16 mph) 8 - 12 knots (Gust 14 knots)
Ocean Temperature	58° - 77° (Normal 64° - 77°)
Air Temperature	76° - 94°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:26am - 8:30pm
UV Index	10 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Fri 8:00a	Low Fri 2:01p	High Fri 8:12p	Low Sat 2:59a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 7:34a	Low Fri 1:25p	High Fri 7:46p	Low Sat 2:23a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 7:48a	Low Fri 1:37p	High Fri 8:00p	Low Sat 2:35a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 7:30a	Low Fri 1:29p	High Fri 7:42p	Low Sat 2:27a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Fri 6:17a	High Fri 11:40a	Low Fri 6:06p	High Fri 11:52p
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Fri 7:55a	Low Fri 1:56p	High Fri 8:08p	Low Sat 2:59a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Fri 5:51a	High Fri 10:47a	Low Fri 5:40p	High Fri 10:59p
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Fri 8:49a	Low Fri 2:22p	High Fri 9:09p	Low Sat 3:38a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 7:38a	Low Fri 1:25p	High Fri 7:57p	Low Sat 2:31a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Fri 8:05a	Low Fri 1:48p	High Fri 8:37p	Low Sat 3:00a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 7:39a	Low Fri 1:32p	High Fri 8:02p	Low Sat 2:37a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Fri 8:47a	Low Fri 2:29p	High Fri 9:08p	Low Sat 3:28a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

FRI: SW winds around 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.

FRI NIGHT: S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.

SAT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.

SAT NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

SUN: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.

SUN NIGHT: S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms likely.

MON: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers and tstms likely.

MON NIGHT: W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms likely in the evening.

TUE: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

TUE NIGHT: S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 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, Facebook page, and Twitter feed for your latest forecast and realtime weather updates.