NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Thu 5/22

Advisories

--A high risk of dangerous rip currents and rough surf is posted for the Jersey Shore Thursday.
--Scattered rain and gusty on-shore winds continue.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Wed morning

Rip Current Risk	High
Waves	3 - 6 feet
Winds	From the East 23 - 28 mph (Gust 37 mph) 20 - 24 knots (Gust 32 knots)
Ocean Temperature	58° - 66° (Normal 58° - 62°)
Air Temperature	55° - 57°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:35am - 8:11pm
UV Index	1 (Low)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		Low Wed 9:22a	High Wed 3:23p	Low Wed 9:56p	High Thu 3:41a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Wed 8:46a	High Wed 2:57p	Low Wed 9:20p	High Thu 3:15a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Wed 8:58a	High Wed 3:11p	Low Wed 9:32p	High Thu 3:29a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Wed 8:50a	High Wed 2:53p	Low Wed 9:24p	High Thu 3:11a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Wed 6:20a	Low Wed 1:27p	High Wed 7:03p	Low Thu 2:01a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		Low Wed 9:18a	High Wed 3:22p	Low Wed 9:48p	High Thu 3:38a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Wed 5:27a	Low Wed 1:01p	High Wed 6:10p	Low Thu 1:35a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		Low Wed 9:56a	High Wed 4:22p	Low Wed 10:19p	High Thu 4:36a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Wed 8:52a	High Wed 3:08p	Low Wed 9:16p	High Thu 3:26a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		Low Wed 9:17a	High Wed 3:32p	Low Wed 9:37p	High Thu 3:59a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		Low Wed 9:03a	High Wed 3:20p	Low Wed 9:24p	High Thu 3:37a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		Low Wed 9:50a	High Wed 4:14p	Low Wed 10:15p	High Thu 4:35a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

REST OF TONIGHT: E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 7 seconds. Periods of rain.

THU: E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 9 seconds. Showers.

THU NIGHT: N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 9 seconds, becoming E 6 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely in the evening.

FRI: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds and N 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.

FRI NIGHT: W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.

SAT: W winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

SAT NIGHT: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SUN: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SUN NIGHT: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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

MON NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers.

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 and Facebook page for your latest forecast and realtime weather updates.