NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Sat 8/26

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Sat morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 4 feet
Winds	From the North 7 - 15 mph (Gust 18 mph) 6 - 13 knots (Gust 16 knots)
Ocean Temperature	73° - 75° (Normal 73° - 79°)
Air Temperature	79° - 85°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:17am - 7:40pm
UV Index	8 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		Low Sat 9:52a	High Sat 4:06p	Low Sat 11:05p	High Sun 4:42a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Sat 9:16a	High Sat 3:40p	Low Sat 10:29p	High Sun 4:16a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Sat 9:28a	High Sat 3:54p	Low Sat 10:41p	High Sun 4:30a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Sat 9:20a	High Sat 3:36p	Low Sat 10:33p	High Sun 4:12a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Sat 7:08a	Low Sat 1:57p	High Sat 7:46p	Low Sun 3:10a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		Low Sat 9:43a	High Sat 4:07p	Low Sat 11:00p	High Sun 4:42a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Sat 6:15a	Low Sat 1:31p	High Sat 6:53p	Low Sun 2:44a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		Low Sat 10:14a	High Sat 5:10p	Low Sat 11:37p	High Sun 5:38a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Sat 9:11a	High Sat 3:56p	Low Sat 10:36p	High Sun 4:27a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		Low Sat 9:30a	High Sat 4:31p	Low Sat 10:59p	High Sun 4:47a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		Low Sat 9:23a	High Sat 4:06p	Low Sat 10:41p	High Sun 4:37a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		Low Sat 10:17a	High Sat 5:01p	Low Sat 11:23p	High Sun 5:31a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING

TODAY: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming N late this morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. S swell 2 to 4 ft at 6 seconds. Isolated showers this morning. Patchy fog this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

TONIGHT: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. E swell 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds.

SUN: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. SE swell 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds.

SUN NIGHT: E winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SE swell 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds.

MON: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. E swell 2 to 4 ft at 6 seconds.

MON NIGHT: E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. E swell 2 to 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers.

TUE: NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.

WED: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers through the day.

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.