NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Wed 8/16

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 South 6 - 13 mph (Gust 15 mph) 5 - 11 knots (Gust 13 knots)
Ocean Temperature	65° - 78° (Normal 73° - 79°)
Air Temperature	78° - 84°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:08am - 7:54pm
UV Index	8 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Wed 8:39a	Low Wed 2:39p	High Wed 8:45p	Low Thu 3:20a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 8:13a	Low Wed 2:03p	High Wed 8:19p	Low Thu 2:44a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 8:27a	Low Wed 2:15p	High Wed 8:33p	Low Thu 2:56a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 8:09a	Low Wed 2:07p	High Wed 8:15p	Low Thu 2:48a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Wed 6:48a	High Wed 12:19p	Low Wed 6:44p	High Thu 12:25a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Wed 8:31a	Low Wed 2:32p	High Wed 8:39p	Low Thu 3:19a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Wed 6:22a	High Wed 11:26a	Low Wed 6:18p	High Wed 11:32p
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Wed 9:21a	Low Wed 3:05p	High Wed 9:35p	Low Thu 3:54a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 8:22a	Low Wed 2:10p	High Wed 8:31p	Low Thu 2:58a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Wed 8:46a	Low Wed 2:32p	High Wed 9:03p	Low Thu 3:22a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 8:26a	Low Wed 2:17p	High Wed 8:42p	Low Thu 3:02a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Wed 9:27a	Low Wed 3:11p	High Wed 9:39p	Low Thu 3:56a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

WED: N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. S swell 2 to 3 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

WED NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 5 seconds.

THU: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SE swell 2 to 3 ft at 5 seconds.

THU NIGHT: S winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. S swell 2 to 4 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.

FRI: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. S swell 3 to 5 ft at 0 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.

FRI NIGHT: NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. S swell 2 to 4 ft at 4 seconds.

SAT: W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SUN: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 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.