NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Fri 8/11

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 West 8 - 13 mph (Gust 17 mph) 7 - 11 knots (Gust 15 knots)
Ocean Temperature	65° - 76° (Normal 72° - 82°)
Air Temperature	81° - 86°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:03am - 8:00pm
UV Index	8 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		Low Fri 10:46a	High Fri 5:03p	Low Fri 11:48p	High Sat 5:36a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 10:10a	High Fri 4:37p	Low Fri 11:12p	High Sat 5:10a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 10:22a	High Fri 4:51p	Low Fri 11:24p	High Sat 5:24a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 10:14a	High Fri 4:33p	Low Fri 11:16p	High Sat 5:06a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Fri 8:15a	Low Fri 2:51p	High Fri 8:43p	Low Sat 3:53a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		Low Fri 10:40a	High Fri 5:02p	Low Fri 11:48p	High Sat 5:32a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Fri 7:22a	Low Fri 2:25p	High Fri 7:50p	Low Sat 3:27a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	High Fri 5:19a	Low Fri 11:06a	High Fri 5:52p	Low Sat 12:20a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 10:18a	High Fri 4:56p	Low Fri 11:35p	High Sat 5:24a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		Low Fri 10:33a	High Fri 5:22p	Low Fri 11:52p	High Sat 5:41a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 10:29a	High Fri 5:19p	Low Fri 11:49p	High Sat 5:45a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Fri 5:32a	Low Fri 11:17a	High Fri 6:00p	Low Sat 12:39a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

FRI: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

FRI NIGHT: SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. SE swell around 2 ft at 7 seconds after midnight.

SAT: S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SE swell around 2 ft at 8 seconds.

SAT NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SE swell around 2 ft at 8 seconds.

SUN: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SE swell around 2 ft at 7 seconds.

SUN NIGHT: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. SE swell around 2 ft at 6 seconds in the evening.

MON: NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon, then becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night.

TUE: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. 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.