NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Thu 8/22

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Thu morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 2 feet
Winds	From the West 9 - 15 mph (Gust 18 mph) 8 - 13 knots (Gust 16 knots)
Ocean Temperature	68° - 75° (Normal 72° - 73°)
Air Temperature	75° - 78°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:13am - 7:45pm
UV Index	7 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Thu 10:29a	Low Thu 4:50p	High Thu 10:50p	Low Fri 5:09a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 10:03a	Low Thu 4:14p	High Thu 10:24p	Low Fri 4:33a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 10:17a	Low Thu 4:26p	High Thu 10:38p	Low Fri 4:45a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 9:59a	Low Thu 4:18p	High Thu 10:20p	Low Fri 4:37a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Thu 8:30a	High Thu 2:09p	Low Thu 8:55p	High Fri 2:30a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Thu 10:21a	Low Thu 4:46p	High Thu 10:42p	Low Fri 5:08a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Thu 8:04a	High Thu 1:16p	Low Thu 8:29p	High Fri 1:37a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Thu 11:21a	Low Thu 5:20p	High Thu 11:39p	Low Fri 5:44a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 10:05a	Low Thu 4:15p	High Thu 10:27p	Low Fri 4:39a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Thu 10:40a	Low Thu 4:41p	High Thu 11:04p	Low Fri 5:07a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 10:13a	Low Thu 4:20p	High Thu 10:34p	Low Fri 4:45a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Thu 11:15a	Low Thu 5:17p	High Thu 11:39p	Low Fri 5:42a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

THU: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.

THU NIGHT: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds.

FRI: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.

FRI NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds.

SAT: W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.

SAT NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SUN: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

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

MON: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

MON NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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.