NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Tue 7/4

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Tue morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 4 feet
Winds	From the Southwest 6 - 12 mph (Gust 16 mph) 5 - 10 knots (Gust 14 knots)
Ocean Temperature	66° - 79° (Normal 69° - 82°)
Air Temperature	77° - 88°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:31am - 8:30pm
UV Index	9 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Tue 9:11a	Low Tue 3:22p	High Tue 9:30p	Low Wed 4:12a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 8:45a	Low Tue 2:46p	High Tue 9:04p	Low Wed 3:36a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 8:59a	Low Tue 2:58p	High Tue 9:18p	Low Wed 3:48a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 8:41a	Low Tue 2:50p	High Tue 9:00p	Low Wed 3:40a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Tue 7:28a	High Tue 12:51p	Low Tue 7:27p	High Wed 1:10a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Tue 9:05a	Low Tue 3:15p	High Tue 9:23p	Low Wed 4:12a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Tue 7:02a	High Tue 11:58a	Low Tue 7:01p	High Wed 12:17a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Tue 10:02a	Low Tue 3:42p	High Tue 10:25p	Low Wed 4:51a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 8:51a	Low Tue 2:41p	High Tue 9:11p	Low Wed 3:42a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Tue 9:23a	Low Tue 3:07p	High Tue 9:54p	Low Wed 4:12a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 8:54a	Low Tue 2:47p	High Tue 9:19p	Low Wed 3:49a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Tue 9:59a	Low Tue 3:43p	High Tue 10:21p	Low Wed 4:41a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. S swell 2 to 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms this afternoon.

TONIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. S swell 2 to 3 ft at 5 seconds, becoming SE around 2 ft at 5 seconds after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.

WED: NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 5 seconds.

WED NIGHT: S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. SE swell around 2 ft at 6 seconds in the evening, becoming light.

THU: SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.

THU NIGHT: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

FRI: SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt in the afternoon and evening, then becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers.

SAT: NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon and evening, then becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. 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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