NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Thu 6/15

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Thu morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 3 feet
Winds	From the West 9 - 18 mph (Gust 13 mph) 8 - 16 knots (Gust 11 knots)
Ocean Temperature	62° - 75° (Normal 60° - 74°)
Air Temperature	74° - 83°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:25am - 8:28pm
UV Index	8 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	High Thu 6:21a	Low Thu 12:24p	High Thu 6:45p	Low Fri 1:18a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 5:55a	Low Thu 11:48a	High Thu 6:19p	Low Fri 12:42a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 6:09a	Low Thu 12:00p	High Thu 6:33p	Low Fri 12:54a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 5:51a	Low Thu 11:52a	High Thu 6:15p	Low Fri 12:46a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Thu 10:01a	Low Thu 4:29p	High Thu 10:25p	Low Fri 5:23a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	High Thu 6:13a	Low Thu 12:20p	High Thu 6:38p	Low Fri 1:24a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Thu 9:08a	Low Thu 4:03p	High Thu 9:32p	Low Fri 4:57a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	High Thu 7:01a	Low Thu 12:51p	High Thu 7:32p	Low Fri 1:53a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 6:03a	Low Thu 11:59a	High Thu 6:28p	Low Fri 1:01a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	High Thu 6:26a	Low Thu 12:18p	High Thu 6:54p	Low Fri 1:20a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 6:15a	Low Thu 12:07p	High Thu 6:42p	Low Fri 1:11a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Thu 7:13a	Low Thu 1:00p	High Thu 7:38p	Low Fri 2:05a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

THU: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. S swell 2 to 3 ft at 6 seconds.

THU NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. S swell 2 to 3 ft at 6 seconds.

FRI: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. S swell 2 to 3 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a chance of tstms in the afternoon.

FRI NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. S swell 2 to 3 ft at 6 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight.

SAT: W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SE swell 2 to 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.

SAT NIGHT: NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SE swell around 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.

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

MON: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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.

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