NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Thu 9/28

Advisories

HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don`t swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Thu morning

Rip Current Risk	High
Waves	3 - 7 feet
Winds	From the Northeast 16 - 25 mph (Gust 31 mph) 14 - 22 knots (Gust 27 knots)
Ocean Temperature	65° - 66° (Normal 67° - 72°)
Air Temperature	64° - 67°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:49am - 6:47pm
UV Index	2 (Low)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Thu 7:26a	Low Thu 1:44p	High Thu 7:47p	Low Fri 2:09a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 7:00a	Low Thu 1:08p	High Thu 7:21p	Low Fri 1:33a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 7:14a	Low Thu 1:20p	High Thu 7:35p	Low Fri 1:45a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 6:56a	Low Thu 1:12p	High Thu 7:17p	Low Fri 1:37a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Thu 5:26a	High Thu 11:06a	Low Thu 5:49p	High Thu 11:27p
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Thu 7:16a	Low Thu 1:41p	High Thu 7:38p	Low Fri 2:08a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Thu 5:00a	High Thu 10:13a	Low Thu 5:23p	High Thu 10:34p
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Thu 8:12a	Low Thu 2:11p	High Thu 8:33p	Low Fri 2:41a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 7:04a	Low Thu 1:13p	High Thu 7:28p	Low Fri 1:42a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Thu 7:31a	Low Thu 1:35p	High Thu 8:01p	Low Fri 2:06a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 7:12a	Low Thu 1:20p	High Thu 7:35p	Low Fri 1:49a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Thu 8:11a	Low Thu 2:11p	High Thu 8:37p	Low Fri 2:41a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

THU: NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. E swell 4 to 7 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.

THU NIGHT: E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. E swell 4 to 7 ft at 7 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less after midnight.

FRI: E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. E swell 4 to 6 ft at 7 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI NIGHT: NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. E swell 3 to 6 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less in the evening.

SAT: NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. E swell 3 to 6 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers.

SAT NIGHT: N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. E swell 5 to 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.

SUN: N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

MON: NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the evening, then becoming NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 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.