NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Mon 8/5

Advisories

MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the surf zone.

Current conditions and forecast as of Mon morning

Rip Current Risk	Moderate
Waves	1 - 3 feet
Winds	From the West 5 - 9 mph (Gust 12 mph) 4 - 8 knots (Gust 10 knots)
Ocean Temperature	55° - 81° (Normal 72° - 82°)
Air Temperature	78° - 90°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:58am - 8:06pm
UV Index	8 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Mon 9:14a	Low Mon 3:16p	High Mon 9:21p	Low Tue 3:56a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Mon 8:48a	Low Mon 2:40p	High Mon 8:55p	Low Tue 3:20a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Mon 9:02a	Low Mon 2:52p	High Mon 9:09p	Low Tue 3:32a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Mon 8:44a	Low Mon 2:44p	High Mon 8:51p	Low Tue 3:24a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Mon 7:24a	High Mon 12:54p	Low Mon 7:21p	High Tue 1:01a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Mon 9:05a	Low Mon 3:09p	High Mon 9:17p	Low Tue 3:56a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Mon 6:58a	High Mon 12:01p	Low Mon 6:55p	High Tue 12:08a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Mon 9:57a	Low Mon 3:41p	High Mon 10:11p	Low Tue 4:31a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Mon 8:57a	Low Mon 2:45p	High Mon 9:06p	Low Tue 3:33a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Mon 9:22a	Low Mon 3:06p	High Mon 9:37p	Low Tue 3:56a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Mon 9:02a	Low Mon 2:51p	High Mon 9:18p	Low Tue 3:37a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Mon 10:02a	Low Mon 3:46p	High Mon 10:15p	Low Tue 4:33a

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 S with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

MON NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds.

TUE: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

TUE NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

WED: NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.

WED NIGHT: NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.

THU: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.

THU NIGHT: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

FRI: SE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

FRI NIGHT: SE winds around 15 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. 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.