NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Fri 7/21

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Fri morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 3 feet
Winds	From the South 9 - 15 mph (Gust 20 mph) 8 - 13 knots (Gust 17 knots)
Ocean Temperature	66° - 80° (Normal 70° - 82°)
Air Temperature	79° - 85°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:43am - 8:21pm
UV Index	7 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	Low Fri 5:00a	High Fri 11:10a	Low Fri 4:59p	High Fri 11:01p
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 10:44a	Low Fri 4:23p	High Fri 10:35p	Low Sat 4:57a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 10:58a	Low Fri 4:35p	High Fri 10:49p	Low Sat 5:09a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 10:40a	Low Fri 4:27p	High Fri 10:31p	Low Sat 5:01a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Fri 9:05a	High Fri 2:50p	Low Fri 9:04p	High Sat 2:41a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	Low Fri 5:00a	High Fri 10:56a	Low Fri 4:46p	High Fri 10:53p
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Fri 8:39a	High Fri 1:57p	Low Fri 8:38p	High Sat 1:48a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	Low Fri 5:41a	High Fri 11:52a	Low Fri 5:31p	High Fri 11:55p
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 10:44a	Low Fri 4:25p	High Fri 10:43p	Low Sat 5:14a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	Low Fri 5:04a	High Fri 11:10a	Low Fri 4:49p	High Fri 11:18p
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 10:41a	Low Fri 4:31p	High Fri 10:53p	Low Sat 5:16a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	Low Fri 5:36a	High Fri 11:47a	Low Fri 5:33p	High Fri 11:55p

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. Tstms early this morning. Showers. Tstms likely late this morning and afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM early this morning.

TONIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SE swell around 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.

SAT: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. N swell around 2 ft at 8 seconds, becoming E at 9 seconds in the afternoon.

SAT NIGHT: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. E swell around 2 ft at 10 seconds after midnight.

SUN: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. SE swell around 2 ft at 10 seconds.

SUN NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

MON: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

TUE: SE winds around 5 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon and evening, then becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 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.