NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Fri 8/16

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 - 2 feet
Winds	From the West 5 - 9 mph (Gust 10 mph) 4 - 8 knots (Gust 9 knots)
Ocean Temperature	70° - 81° (Normal 73° - 79°)
Air Temperature	77° - 87°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:09am - 7:52pm
UV Index	8 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	High Fri 5:23a	Low Fri 11:31a	High Fri 5:49p	Low Sat 12:30a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 10:55a	High Fri 5:23p	Low Fri 11:54p	High Sat 5:56a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	High Fri 5:11a	Low Fri 11:07a	High Fri 5:37p	Low Sat 12:06a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 10:59a	High Fri 5:19p	Low Fri 11:58p	High Sat 5:52a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Fri 9:03a	Low Fri 3:36p	High Fri 9:29p	Low Sat 4:35a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	High Fri 5:18a	Low Fri 11:20a	High Fri 5:41p	Low Sat 12:27a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Fri 8:10a	Low Fri 3:10p	High Fri 8:36p	Low Sat 4:09a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	High Fri 6:13a	Low Fri 11:51a	High Fri 6:42p	Low Sat 1:08a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	High Fri 5:02a	Low Fri 10:53a	High Fri 5:31p	Low Sat 12:07a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	High Fri 5:20a	Low Fri 11:10a	High Fri 6:06p	Low Sat 12:32a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	High Fri 5:12a	Low Fri 11:03a	High Fri 5:42p	Low Sat 12:14a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Fri 6:07a	Low Fri 11:56a	High Fri 6:39p	Low Sat 1:00a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

FRI: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 17 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds.

FRI NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds, becoming SE 5 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds.

SAT: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds.

SAT NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

SUN: SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

SUN NIGHT: SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

MON: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.

MON NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.

TUE: NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

TUE NIGHT: N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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.