NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Mon 8/12

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Mon morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	2 - 3 feet
Winds	From the Northeast 5 - 13 mph (Gust 16 mph) 4 - 11 knots (Gust 14 knots)
Ocean Temperature	66° - 78° (Normal 72° - 82°)
Air Temperature	73° - 83°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:04am - 7:59pm
UV Index	7 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		Low Mon 7:18a	High Mon 2:02p	Low Mon 8:33p	High Tue 2:13a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Mon 6:42a	High Mon 1:36p	Low Mon 7:57p	High Tue 1:47a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Mon 6:54a	High Mon 1:50p	Low Mon 8:09p	High Tue 2:01a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Mon 6:46a	High Mon 1:32p	Low Mon 8:01p	High Tue 1:43a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Mon 5:04a	Low Mon 11:23a	High Mon 5:42p	Low Tue 12:38a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		Low Mon 7:29a	High Mon 1:55p	Low Mon 8:32p	High Tue 2:03a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay		Low Mon 10:57a	High Mon 4:49p	Low Tue 12:12a	High Tue 5:00a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		Low Mon 8:11a	High Mon 2:55p	Low Mon 9:16p	High Tue 3:01a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Mon 7:02a	High Mon 1:36p	Low Mon 8:02p	High Tue 1:41a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		Low Mon 7:20a	High Mon 2:05p	Low Mon 8:28p	High Tue 2:07a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		Low Mon 7:17a	High Mon 1:40p	Low Mon 8:11p	High Tue 1:54a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		Low Mon 8:15a	High Mon 2:47p	Low Mon 9:02p	High Tue 3:02a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

MON: W winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.

MON NIGHT: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.

TUE: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds.

TUE NIGHT: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.

WED: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.

WED NIGHT: S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.

THU: N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less.

THU NIGHT: SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight.

FRI: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.

FRI NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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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