NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Sat 5/18

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Sat morning

Rip Current Risk	Moderate
Waves	2 - 4 feet
Winds	From the Northeast 6 - 9 mph (Gust 13 mph) 5 - 8 knots (Gust 11 knots)
Ocean Temperature	57° - 62° (Normal 58° - 68°)
Air Temperature	59° - 68°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:36am - 8:09pm
UV Index	3 (Moderate)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		Low Sat 11:08a	High Sat 5:20p	Low Sat 11:38p	High Sun 5:33a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Sat 10:32a	High Sat 4:54p	Low Sat 11:02p	High Sun 5:07a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Sat 10:44a	High Sat 5:08p	Low Sat 11:14p	High Sun 5:21a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Sat 10:36a	High Sat 4:50p	Low Sat 11:06p	High Sun 5:03a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Sat 8:20a	Low Sat 3:13p	High Sat 9:00p	Low Sun 3:43a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		Low Sat 11:05a	High Sat 5:20p	Low Sat 11:31p	High Sun 5:26a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Sat 7:27a	Low Sat 2:47p	High Sat 8:07p	Low Sun 3:17a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	High Sat 5:25a	Low Sat 11:35a	High Sat 6:04p	Low Sun 12:05a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Sat 10:48a	High Sat 5:05p	Low Sat 11:14p	High Sun 5:14a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		Low Sat 11:02a	High Sat 5:22p	Low Sat 11:32p	High Sun 5:35a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		Low Sat 10:53a	High Sat 5:21p	Low Sat 11:23p	High Sun 5:30a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Sat 5:32a	Low Sat 11:44a	High Sat 6:08p	Low Sun 12:12a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: NE winds around 5 kt, becoming E late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. Isolated showers late.

TONIGHT: E winds around 5 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds.

SUN: NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds.

SUN NIGHT: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

MON: NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

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

TUE: S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

TUE NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

WED: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

WED NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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.