NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Wed 7/12

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Wed morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 3 feet
Winds	From the Southwest 9 - 18 mph (Gust 18 mph) 7 - 16 knots (Gust 16 knots)
Ocean Temperature	74° - 79° (Normal 69° - 82°)
Air Temperature	81° - 91°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:36am - 8:27pm
UV Index	10 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		Low Wed 10:20a	High Wed 4:35p	Low Wed 11:18p	High Thu 5:00a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Wed 9:44a	High Wed 4:09p	Low Wed 10:42p	High Thu 4:34a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Wed 9:56a	High Wed 4:23p	Low Wed 10:54p	High Thu 4:48a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Wed 9:48a	High Wed 4:05p	Low Wed 10:46p	High Thu 4:30a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Wed 7:39a	Low Wed 2:25p	High Wed 8:15p	Low Thu 3:23a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		Low Wed 10:17a	High Wed 4:35p	Low Wed 11:17p	High Thu 4:59a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Wed 6:46a	Low Wed 1:59p	High Wed 7:22p	Low Thu 2:57a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		Low Wed 10:44a	High Wed 5:26p	Low Wed 11:45p	High Thu 5:42a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Wed 9:51a	High Wed 4:27p	Low Wed 10:57p	High Thu 4:49a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		Low Wed 10:10a	High Wed 4:52p	Low Wed 11:13p	High Thu 5:09a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		Low Wed 10:00a	High Wed 4:46p	Low Wed 11:08p	High Thu 5:06a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		Low Wed 10:50a	High Wed 5:31p	Low Wed 11:59p	High Thu 5:55a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S early this afternoon, then increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

TONIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 4 seconds.

THU: S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. S swell 2 to 3 ft at 3 seconds.

THU NIGHT: S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. S swell 2 to 5 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight.

FRI: S winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. S swell 3 to 5 ft at 5 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

FRI NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. S swell 2 to 5 ft at 5 seconds. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening.

SAT: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers through the day, then showers likely through the night.

SUN: S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms. 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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