NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Thu 8/15

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Thu morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	0 - 2 feet
Winds	From the North 5 - 7 mph (Gust 9 mph) 4 - 6 knots (Gust 8 knots)
Ocean Temperature	69° - 80° (Normal 72° - 82°)
Air Temperature	75° - 85°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:07am - 7:55pm
UV Index	7 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		Low Thu 10:32a	High Thu 4:46p	Low Thu 11:39p	High Fri 5:23a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Thu 9:56a	High Thu 4:20p	Low Thu 11:03p	High Fri 4:57a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Thu 10:08a	High Thu 4:34p	Low Thu 11:15p	High Fri 5:11a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Thu 10:00a	High Thu 4:16p	Low Thu 11:07p	High Fri 4:53a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Thu 7:54a	Low Thu 2:37p	High Thu 8:26p	Low Fri 3:44a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		Low Thu 10:22a	High Thu 4:45p	Low Thu 11:33p	High Fri 5:18a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Thu 7:01a	Low Thu 2:11p	High Thu 7:33p	Low Fri 3:18a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	High Thu 5:11a	Low Thu 10:52a	High Thu 5:46p	Low Fri 12:14a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Thu 9:50a	High Thu 4:36p	Low Thu 11:14p	High Fri 5:02a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		Low Thu 10:06a	High Thu 5:10p	Low Thu 11:37p	High Fri 5:20a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		Low Thu 10:03a	High Thu 4:47p	Low Thu 11:20p	High Fri 5:12a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Thu 5:05a	Low Thu 10:58a	High Thu 5:41p	Low Fri 12:04a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

THU: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.

THU NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.

FRI: W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 16 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds.

FRI NIGHT: S winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 15 seconds.

SAT: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 4 seconds.

SAT NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

SUN: S winds around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

SUN NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

MON: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.

MON NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. 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.