NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Tue 9/26

Advisories

HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don`t swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Tue morning

Rip Current Risk	High
Waves	5 - 11 feet
Winds	From the Northeast 22 - 35 mph (Gust 45 mph) 19 - 30 knots (Gust 39 knots)
Ocean Temperature	66° - 69° (Normal 67° - 72°)
Air Temperature	61° - 66°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:47am - 6:51pm
UV Index	1 (Low)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	High Tue 5:37a	Low Tue 11:53a	High Tue 6:02p	Low Wed 12:32a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean	High Tue 5:11a	Low Tue 11:17a	High Tue 5:36p	Low Tue 11:56p
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	High Tue 5:25a	Low Tue 11:29a	High Tue 5:50p	Low Wed 12:08a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean	High Tue 5:07a	Low Tue 11:21a	High Tue 5:32p	Low Wed 12:00a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Tue 9:17a	Low Tue 3:58p	High Tue 9:42p	Low Wed 4:37a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	High Tue 5:29a	Low Tue 11:44a	High Tue 5:52p	Low Wed 12:30a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Tue 8:24a	Low Tue 3:32p	High Tue 8:49p	Low Wed 4:11a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	High Tue 6:25a	Low Tue 12:15p	High Tue 6:50p	Low Wed 1:06a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	High Tue 5:19a	Low Tue 11:18a	High Tue 5:42p	Low Wed 12:07a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	High Tue 5:41a	Low Tue 11:37a	High Tue 6:16p	Low Wed 12:31a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	High Tue 5:28a	Low Tue 11:24a	High Tue 5:53p	Low Wed 12:16a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Tue 6:21a	Low Tue 12:15p	High Tue 6:49p	Low Wed 1:04a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TUE: NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. E swell 5 to 10 ft at 7 seconds. Light rain likely.

TUE NIGHT: NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. E swell 6 to 10 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of light rain in the evening.

WED: NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. E swell 4 to 7 ft at 8 seconds.

WED NIGHT: E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. E swell 4 to 6 ft at 8 seconds.

THU: NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. E swell 4 to 6 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.

THU NIGHT: E winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft in the evening. E swell 4 to 5 ft at 8 seconds in the evening. A chance of showers.

FRI: NE winds around 15 kt. A chance of showers.

SAT: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. A chance of showers in the morning.

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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