NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Wed 8/30

Advisories

HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. Life threatening rip currents are likely. The surf zone is dangerous for all levels of swimmers. Stay out of the water. Remember to heed the advice of the local beach patrol and flag warning systems.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY in effect until 6 p.m. Thursday. Northwest winds increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts around 25 kt. Seas continuing to build 4 to 6 ft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Wed morning

Rip Current Risk	High
Waves	2 - 6 feet
Winds	From the Southwest 9 - 22 mph (Gust 28 mph) 8 - 19 knots (Gust 24 knots)
Ocean Temperature	73° - 75° (Normal 73° - 79°)
Air Temperature	80° - 86°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:21am - 7:34pm
UV Index	7 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Wed 7:45a	Low Wed 1:59p	High Wed 8:07p	Low Thu 2:37a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 7:19a	Low Wed 1:23p	High Wed 7:41p	Low Thu 2:01a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 7:33a	Low Wed 1:35p	High Wed 7:55p	Low Thu 2:13a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 7:15a	Low Wed 1:27p	High Wed 7:37p	Low Thu 2:05a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Wed 5:52a	High Wed 11:25a	Low Wed 6:04p	High Wed 11:47p
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Wed 7:36a	Low Wed 1:55p	High Wed 7:59p	Low Thu 2:37a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Wed 5:26a	High Wed 10:32a	Low Wed 5:38p	High Wed 10:54p
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Wed 8:32a	Low Wed 2:23p	High Wed 8:56p	Low Thu 3:11a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 7:24a	Low Wed 1:25p	High Wed 7:48p	Low Thu 2:10a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Wed 7:51a	Low Wed 1:48p	High Wed 8:24p	Low Thu 2:35a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 7:29a	Low Wed 1:31p	High Wed 7:55p	Low Thu 2:18a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Wed 8:30a	Low Wed 2:23p	High Wed 8:56p	Low Thu 3:08a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. SE swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Scattered showers this morning. A chance of tstms late this morning, then isolated showers early this afternoon.

TONIGHT: NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SE swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds.

THU: N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. NE swell 3 to 6 ft at 10 seconds.

THU NIGHT: NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. NE swell 3 to 5 ft at 8 seconds.

FRI: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. E swell 3 to 5 ft at 7 seconds.

FRI NIGHT: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. E swell 3 to 4 ft at 7 seconds.

SAT: NE winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon and evening, then becoming SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

SUN: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 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.