NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Tue 8/6

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 - 3 feet
Winds	From the Southwest 9 - 16 mph (Gust 21 mph) 8 - 14 knots (Gust 18 knots)
Ocean Temperature	54° - 82° (Normal 72° - 82°)
Air Temperature	78° - 89°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:59am - 8:05pm
UV Index	9 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Tue 9:55a	Low Tue 3:57p	High Tue 10:00p	Low Wed 4:31a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 9:29a	Low Tue 3:21p	High Tue 9:34p	Low Wed 3:55a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 9:43a	Low Tue 3:33p	High Tue 9:48p	Low Wed 4:07a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 9:25a	Low Tue 3:25p	High Tue 9:30p	Low Wed 3:59a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Tue 8:01a	High Tue 1:35p	Low Tue 8:02p	High Wed 1:40a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Tue 9:46a	Low Tue 3:48p	High Tue 9:54p	Low Wed 4:30a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Tue 7:35a	High Tue 12:42p	Low Tue 7:36p	High Wed 12:47a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Tue 10:39a	Low Tue 4:24p	High Tue 10:50p	Low Wed 5:06a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 9:34a	Low Tue 3:24p	High Tue 9:41p	Low Wed 4:07a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Tue 10:01a	Low Tue 3:47p	High Tue 10:13p	Low Wed 4:30a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 9:38a	Low Tue 3:29p	High Tue 9:52p	Low Wed 4:09a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Tue 10:41a	Low Tue 4:26p	High Tue 10:52p	Low Wed 5:06a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms early this afternoon. Showers with a chance of tstms late.

TONIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. Showers with tstms likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

WED: NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Showers with tstms likely in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.

WED NIGHT: NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.

THU: E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely.

THU NIGHT: E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then showers with a chance of tstms after midnight.

FRI: SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms.

FRI NIGHT: S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms.

SAT: SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms.

SAT NIGHT: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. 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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