NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Tue 8/22

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 North 11 - 22 mph (Gust 24 mph) 9 - 19 knots (Gust 21 knots)
Ocean Temperature	73° - 78° (Normal 73° - 79°)
Air Temperature	75° - 79°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:13am - 7:45pm
UV Index	8 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	Low Tue 5:52a	High Tue 12:22p	Low Tue 6:32p	High Wed 12:27a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean	Low Tue 5:16a	High Tue 11:56a	Low Tue 5:56p	High Wed 12:01a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	Low Tue 5:28a	High Tue 12:10p	Low Tue 6:08p	High Wed 12:15a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean	Low Tue 5:20a	High Tue 11:52a	Low Tue 6:00p	High Tue 11:57p
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Tue 9:57a	High Tue 4:02p	Low Tue 10:37p	High Wed 4:07a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	Low Tue 5:54a	High Tue 12:15p	Low Tue 6:38p	High Wed 12:19a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Tue 9:31a	High Tue 3:09p	Low Tue 10:11p	High Wed 3:14a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	Low Tue 6:38a	High Tue 1:16p	Low Tue 7:25p	High Wed 1:16a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	Low Tue 5:35a	High Tue 11:58a	Low Tue 6:14p	High Wed 12:03a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	Low Tue 5:58a	High Tue 12:29p	Low Tue 6:40p	High Wed 12:34a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	Low Tue 5:45a	High Tue 12:01p	Low Tue 6:22p	High Wed 12:16a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	Low Tue 6:45a	High Tue 1:10p	Low Tue 7:18p	High Wed 1:23a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. N swell 2 to 3 ft at 3 seconds.

TONIGHT: E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. NE swell 2 to 3 ft at 5 seconds.

WED: NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. E swell 2 to 3 ft at 6 seconds.

WED NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. E swell around 2 ft at 6 seconds.

THU: S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. E swell 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.

THU NIGHT: S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SE swell 2 to 3 ft at 5 seconds in the evening. A chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight.

FRI: SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the evening, then becoming NW after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers.

SAT: NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 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.