NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Thu 9/12

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 Northwest 7 - 13 mph (Gust 17 mph) 6 - 11 knots (Gust 15 knots)
Ocean Temperature	69° - 73° (Normal 70° - 73°)
Air Temperature	73° - 82°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:34am - 7:13pm
UV Index	6 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		Low Thu 8:47a	High Thu 3:08p	Low Thu 10:13p	High Fri 3:45a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Thu 8:11a	High Thu 2:42p	Low Thu 9:37p	High Fri 3:19a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Thu 8:23a	High Thu 2:56p	Low Thu 9:49p	High Fri 3:33a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Thu 8:15a	High Thu 2:38p	Low Thu 9:41p	High Fri 3:15a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Thu 6:20a	Low Thu 12:52p	High Thu 6:48p	Low Fri 2:18a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		Low Thu 8:45a	High Thu 3:08p	Low Thu 10:07p	High Fri 3:49a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Thu 5:27a	Low Thu 12:26p	High Thu 5:55p	Low Fri 1:52a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		Low Thu 9:20a	High Thu 4:13p	Low Thu 10:46p	High Fri 4:46a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Thu 8:08a	High Thu 2:56p	Low Thu 9:43p	High Fri 3:33a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		Low Thu 8:29a	High Thu 3:36p	Low Thu 10:07p	High Fri 3:52a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		Low Thu 8:29a	High Thu 3:07p	Low Thu 9:48p	High Fri 3:42a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		Low Thu 9:26a	High Thu 4:07p	Low Thu 10:31p	High Fri 4:37a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds.

TONIGHT: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

FRI: E winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

FRI NIGHT: SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.

SAT: N winds around 5 kt, becoming E around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.

SAT NIGHT: SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.

SUN: E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

SUN NIGHT: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

MON: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft.

MON NIGHT: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 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.

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