NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Sun 7/16

Advisories

--Scattered thunderstorms may produce heavy rain and flooding, severe weather, and/or dangerous ground-to-cloud lightning at times Sunday.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Sun morning

Rip Current Risk	Moderate
Waves	2 - 4 feet
Winds	From the South 9 - 20 mph (Gust 24 mph) 8 - 17 knots (Gust 21 knots)
Ocean Temperature	66° - 81° (Normal 70° - 82°)
Air Temperature	80° - 87°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:39am - 8:25pm
UV Index	2 (Low)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Sun 7:38a	Low Sun 1:32p	High Sun 7:50p	Low Mon 2:30a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Sun 7:12a	Low Sun 12:56p	High Sun 7:24p	Low Mon 1:54a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Sun 7:26a	Low Sun 1:08p	High Sun 7:38p	Low Mon 2:06a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Sun 7:08a	Low Sun 1:00p	High Sun 7:20p	Low Mon 1:58a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Sun 5:50a	High Sun 11:18a	Low Sun 5:37p	High Sun 11:30p
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Sun 7:31a	Low Sun 1:29p	High Sun 7:46p	Low Mon 2:35a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Sun 5:24a	High Sun 10:25a	Low Sun 5:11p	High Sun 10:37p
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Sun 8:18a	Low Sun 1:57p	High Sun 8:39p	Low Mon 3:08a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Sun 7:22a	Low Sun 1:07p	High Sun 7:37p	Low Mon 2:15a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Sun 7:43a	Low Sun 1:26p	High Sun 8:05p	Low Mon 2:36a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Sun 7:31a	Low Sun 1:16p	High Sun 7:51p	Low Mon 2:22a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Sun 8:30a	Low Sun 2:08p	High Sun 8:46p	Low Mon 3:15a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. S swell 3 to 4 ft at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms early this morning, then widespread showers and tstms late this morning and afternoon.

TONIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. S swell 2 to 4 ft at 5 seconds. Numerous showers and tstms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

MON: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. S swell 2 to 3 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

MON NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 5 seconds.

TUE: S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SE swell around 2 ft at 7 seconds, becoming S 2 to 4 ft at 4 seconds in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon.

TUE NIGHT: SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. S swell 2 to 4 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.

WED: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon and evening, then becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers through the night.

THU: NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. 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.