NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Fri 6/28

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 Fri morning

Rip Current Risk	Moderate
Waves	1 - 3 feet
Winds	From the Northeast 11 - 18 mph (Gust 23 mph) 9 - 16 knots (Gust 20 knots)
Ocean Temperature	59° - 77° (Normal 64° - 77°)
Air Temperature	68° - 77°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:29am - 8:30pm
UV Index	10 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	Low Fri 7:42a	High Fri 2:00p	Low Fri 8:20p	High Sat 2:15a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean	Low Fri 7:06a	High Fri 1:34p	Low Fri 7:44p	High Sat 1:49a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	Low Fri 7:18a	High Fri 1:48p	Low Fri 7:56p	High Sat 2:03a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean	Low Fri 7:10a	High Fri 1:30p	Low Fri 7:48p	High Sat 1:45a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Fri 11:47a	High Fri 5:40p	Low Sat 12:25a	High Sat 5:55a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	Low Fri 7:47a	High Fri 1:50p	Low Fri 8:17p	High Sat 2:06a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Fri 11:21a	High Fri 4:47p	Low Fri 11:59p	High Sat 5:02a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	Low Fri 8:23a	High Fri 2:49p	Low Fri 8:49p	High Sat 3:01a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	Low Fri 7:18a	High Fri 1:35p	Low Fri 7:46p	High Sat 1:50a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	Low Fri 7:44a	High Fri 2:04p	Low Fri 8:09p	High Sat 2:23a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	Low Fri 7:27a	High Fri 1:44p	Low Fri 7:52p	High Sat 1:58a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	Low Fri 8:17a	High Fri 2:42p	Low Fri 8:44p	High Sat 3:02a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SE this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.

TONIGHT: SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.

SAT: SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.

SAT NIGHT: S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

SUN: SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

SUN NIGHT: W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

MON: N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

TUE: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.

TUE NIGHT: S 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, Facebook page, and Twitter feed for your latest forecast and realtime weather updates.