NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Wed 8/21

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 Northwest 12 - 16 mph (Gust 21 mph) 10 - 14 knots (Gust 18 knots)
Ocean Temperature	68° - 76° (Normal 72° - 73°)
Air Temperature	72° - 74°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:13am - 7:45pm
UV Index	7 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Wed 9:39a	Low Wed 3:59p	High Wed 9:58p	Low Thu 4:25a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 9:13a	Low Wed 3:23p	High Wed 9:32p	Low Thu 3:49a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 9:27a	Low Wed 3:35p	High Wed 9:46p	Low Thu 4:01a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 9:09a	Low Wed 3:27p	High Wed 9:28p	Low Thu 3:53a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Wed 7:46a	High Wed 1:19p	Low Wed 8:04p	High Thu 1:38a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Wed 9:31a	Low Wed 3:53p	High Wed 9:51p	Low Thu 4:23a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Wed 7:20a	High Wed 12:26p	Low Wed 7:38p	High Thu 12:45a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Wed 10:30a	Low Wed 4:25p	High Wed 10:49p	Low Thu 4:59a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 9:17a	Low Wed 3:22p	High Wed 9:38p	Low Thu 3:53a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Wed 9:51a	Low Wed 3:48p	High Wed 10:17p	Low Thu 4:21a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 9:24a	Low Wed 3:28p	High Wed 9:46p	Low Thu 4:00a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Wed 10:26a	Low Wed 4:23p	High Wed 10:50p	Low Thu 4:55a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.

TONIGHT: NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds.

THU: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds.

THU NIGHT: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds.

FRI: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.

FRI NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds.

SAT: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.

SAT NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.

SUN: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.

SUN NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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.