NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Wed 8/24

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 West 7 - 14 mph (Gust 18 mph) 6 - 12 knots (Gust 16 knots)
Ocean Temperature	74° - 83° (Normal 73°)
Air Temperature	81° - 89°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:15am - 7:42pm
UV Index	7 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	High Wed 6:41a	Low Wed 12:34p	High Wed 6:53p	Low Thu 1:25a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean	High Wed 6:15a	Low Wed 11:58a	High Wed 6:27p	Low Thu 12:49a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	High Wed 6:29a	Low Wed 12:10p	High Wed 6:41p	Low Thu 1:01a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean	High Wed 6:11a	Low Wed 12:02p	High Wed 6:23p	Low Thu 12:53a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Wed 10:21a	Low Wed 4:39p	High Wed 10:33p	Low Thu 5:30a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	High Wed 6:29a	Low Wed 12:22p	High Wed 6:39p	Low Thu 1:22a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Wed 9:28a	Low Wed 4:13p	High Wed 9:40p	Low Thu 5:04a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	High Wed 7:09a	Low Wed 12:53p	High Wed 7:26p	Low Thu 1:56a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	High Wed 6:22a	Low Wed 12:07p	High Wed 6:36p	Low Thu 1:08a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	High Wed 6:35a	Low Wed 12:24p	High Wed 7:02p	Low Thu 1:31a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	High Wed 6:30a	Low Wed 12:17p	High Wed 6:50p	Low Thu 1:17a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Wed 7:23a	Low Wed 1:07p	High Wed 7:41p	Low Thu 2:07a

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 this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. S swell 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds. Light swells.

TONIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

THU: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.

THU NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

FRI: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

FRI NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.

SAT: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SUN: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. 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.