NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Tue 8/20

Advisories

MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the surf zone.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Tue morning

Rip Current Risk	Moderate
Waves	2 - 4 feet
Winds	From the Northwest 14 - 18 mph (Gust 22 mph) 12 - 16 knots (Gust 19 knots)
Ocean Temperature	69° - 79° (Normal 73° - 79°)
Air Temperature	74° - 79°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:13am - 7:47pm
UV Index	7 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Tue 8:50a	Low Tue 3:08p	High Tue 9:09p	Low Wed 3:41a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 8:24a	Low Tue 2:32p	High Tue 8:43p	Low Wed 3:05a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 8:38a	Low Tue 2:44p	High Tue 8:57p	Low Wed 3:17a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 8:20a	Low Tue 2:36p	High Tue 8:39p	Low Wed 3:09a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Tue 7:01a	High Tue 12:30p	Low Tue 7:13p	High Wed 12:49a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Tue 8:43a	Low Tue 3:02p	High Tue 9:03p	Low Wed 3:39a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Tue 6:35a	High Tue 11:37a	Low Tue 6:47p	High Tue 11:56p
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Tue 9:41a	Low Tue 3:32p	High Tue 10:01p	Low Wed 4:14a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 8:30a	Low Tue 2:31p	High Tue 8:51p	Low Wed 3:09a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Tue 9:01a	Low Tue 2:56p	High Tue 9:30p	Low Wed 3:37a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 8:35a	Low Tue 2:37p	High Tue 8:58p	Low Wed 3:17a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Tue 9:38a	Low Tue 3:31p	High Tue 10:01p	Low Wed 4:10a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TUE: NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds.

TUE NIGHT: NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds.

WED: NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.

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

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

THU NIGHT: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.

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

FRI NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.

SAT: W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.

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