NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Tue 8/13

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Tue morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 2 feet
Winds	From the West 7 - 12 mph (Gust 16 mph) 6 - 10 knots (Gust 14 knots)
Ocean Temperature	66° - 78° (Normal 72° - 82°)
Air Temperature	78° - 85°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:05am - 7:57pm
UV Index	8 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		Low Tue 8:17a	High Tue 2:48p	Low Tue 9:41p	High Wed 3:08a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Tue 7:41a	High Tue 2:22p	Low Tue 9:05p	High Wed 2:42a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Tue 7:53a	High Tue 2:36p	Low Tue 9:17p	High Wed 2:56a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Tue 7:45a	High Tue 2:18p	Low Tue 9:09p	High Wed 2:38a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Tue 5:53a	Low Tue 12:22p	High Tue 6:28p	Low Wed 1:46a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		Low Tue 8:20a	High Tue 2:47p	Low Tue 9:36p	High Wed 3:09a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Tue 5:00a	Low Tue 11:56a	High Tue 5:35p	Low Wed 1:20a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		Low Tue 8:59a	High Tue 3:49p	Low Tue 10:16p	High Wed 4:05a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Tue 7:48a	High Tue 2:32p	Low Tue 9:08p	High Wed 2:46a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		Low Tue 8:07a	High Tue 3:04p	Low Tue 9:32p	High Wed 3:09a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		Low Tue 8:07a	High Tue 2:39p	Low Tue 9:13p	High Wed 2:59a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		Low Tue 9:05a	High Tue 3:42p	Low Tue 10:02p	High Wed 4:02a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.

TONIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds.

WED: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 foot at 2 seconds.

WED NIGHT: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 1 foot at 2 seconds.

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

THU NIGHT: SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds.

FRI: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

FRI NIGHT: S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.

SAT: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

SAT NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. 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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