NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Mon 5/20

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 Mon morning

Rip Current Risk	Moderate
Waves	1 - 3 feet
Winds	From the Northeast 7 - 12 mph (Gust 14 mph) 6 - 10 knots (Gust 12 knots)
Ocean Temperature	58° - 63° (Normal 58° - 68°)
Air Temperature	59° - 70°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:35am - 8:11pm
UV Index	9 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	High Mon 6:21a	Low Mon 12:27p	High Mon 6:47p	Low Tue 1:07a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean	High Mon 5:55a	Low Mon 11:51a	High Mon 6:21p	Low Tue 12:31a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	High Mon 6:09a	Low Mon 12:03p	High Mon 6:35p	Low Tue 12:43a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean	High Mon 5:51a	Low Mon 11:55a	High Mon 6:17p	Low Tue 12:35a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Mon 10:01a	Low Mon 4:32p	High Mon 10:27p	Low Tue 5:12a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	High Mon 6:11a	Low Mon 12:24p	High Mon 6:39p	Low Tue 1:06a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Mon 9:08a	Low Mon 4:06p	High Mon 9:34p	Low Tue 4:46a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	High Mon 7:02a	Low Mon 12:56p	High Mon 7:31p	Low Tue 1:44a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	High Mon 5:57a	Low Mon 12:03p	High Mon 6:24p	Low Tue 12:46a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	High Mon 6:19a	Low Mon 12:22p	High Mon 6:50p	Low Tue 1:08a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	High Mon 6:09a	Low Mon 12:08p	High Mon 6:32p	Low Tue 12:53a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Mon 7:07a	Low Mon 1:03p	High Mon 7:33p	Low Tue 1:45a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

MON: NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

MON NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

TUE: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

TUE NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds.

WED: SW winds around 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.

WED NIGHT: S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

THU: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

THU NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

FRI: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.

FRI NIGHT: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. 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.