NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Tue 8/29

Advisories

HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. Life threatening rip currents are likely. The surf zone is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. Stay out of the water. Remember to heed the advice of the local beach patrol and flag warning systems.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Tue morning

Rip Current Risk	High
Waves	2 - 5 feet
Winds	From the East 9 - 16 mph (Gust 21 mph) 8 - 14 knots (Gust 18 knots)
Ocean Temperature	73° - 76° (Normal 73° - 79°)
Air Temperature	74° - 79°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:20am - 7:35pm
UV Index	5 (Moderate)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Tue 6:52a	Low Tue 1:02p	High Tue 7:15p	Low Wed 1:47a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 6:26a	Low Tue 12:26p	High Tue 6:49p	Low Wed 1:11a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 6:40a	Low Tue 12:38p	High Tue 7:03p	Low Wed 1:23a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 6:22a	Low Tue 12:30p	High Tue 6:45p	Low Wed 1:15a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Tue 5:00a	High Tue 10:32a	Low Tue 5:07p	High Tue 10:55p
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Tue 6:41a	Low Tue 12:56p	High Tue 7:06p	Low Wed 1:48a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay		High Tue 9:39a	Low Tue 4:41p	High Tue 10:02p	Low Wed 5:26a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Tue 7:38a	Low Tue 1:26p	High Tue 8:04p	Low Wed 2:23a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 6:29a	Low Tue 12:28p	High Tue 6:54p	Low Wed 1:22a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Tue 6:53a	Low Tue 12:49p	High Tue 7:31p	Low Wed 1:47a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 6:35a	Low Tue 12:34p	High Tue 7:03p	Low Wed 1:30a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Tue 7:36a	Low Tue 1:26p	High Tue 8:03p	Low Wed 2:19a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

TODAY: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SE swell 2 to 4 ft at 8 seconds. Scattered showers.

TONIGHT: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. SE swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. Scattered showers.

WED: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SE swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers.

WED NIGHT: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SE swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.

THU: N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SE swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds.

THU NIGHT: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. SE swell 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds.

FRI: NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

SAT: NE winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon and evening, then becoming SW 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.