NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Fri 7/1

Advisories

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY in effect from noon Friday until 8 p.m. Saturday

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Fri morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	2 - 5 feet
Winds	From the Southwest 13 - 26 mph (Gust 31 mph) 12 - 23 knots (Gust 27 knots)
Ocean Temperature	61° - 74° (Normal 69° - 74°)
Air Temperature	75° - 92°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:29am - 8:30pm
UV Index	9 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Fri 10:19a	Low Fri 4:09p	High Fri 10:11p	Low Sat 4:57a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 9:53a	Low Fri 3:33p	High Fri 9:45p	Low Sat 4:21a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 10:07a	Low Fri 3:45p	High Fri 9:59p	Low Sat 4:33a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 9:49a	Low Fri 3:37p	High Fri 9:41p	Low Sat 4:25a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Fri 8:26a	High Fri 1:59p	Low Fri 8:14p	High Sat 1:51a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Fri 10:05a	Low Fri 3:53p	High Fri 10:03p	Low Sat 4:54a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Fri 8:00a	High Fri 1:06p	Low Fri 7:48p	High Sat 12:58a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Fri 10:51a	Low Fri 4:25p	High Fri 10:56p	Low Sat 5:31a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 9:52a	Low Fri 3:32p	High Fri 9:56p	Low Sat 4:36a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Fri 10:22a	Low Fri 3:53p	High Fri 10:33p	Low Sat 4:59a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 9:51a	Low Fri 3:36p	High Fri 10:05p	Low Sat 4:34a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Fri 10:58a	Low Fri 4:37p	High Fri 11:07p	Low Sat 5:29a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING

TODAY: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft this afternoon. Swell mainly from the S with a dominant period of 4 seconds.

TONIGHT: S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the late evening and overnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. Swell mainly from the S with a dominant period of 6 seconds.

SAT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of tstms in the morning, then showers with tstms likely in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM. Swell mainly from the S with a dominant period of 6 seconds.

SAT NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers with tstms likely until early morning, then a chance of tstms late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM until early morning. Swell mainly from the S with a dominant period of 6 seconds.

SUN: NW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of tstms in the morning.

SUN NIGHT: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft.

MON: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less.

MON NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.

TUE: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.

TUE NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms. 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.

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