NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Wed 8/7

Advisories

MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the surf zone.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Wed morning

Rip Current Risk	Moderate
Waves	1 - 3 feet
Winds	From the Northeast 9 - 14 mph (Gust 17 mph) 8 - 12 knots (Gust 15 knots)
Ocean Temperature	55° - 82° (Normal 72° - 82°)
Air Temperature	75° - 79°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:00am - 8:04pm
UV Index	2 (Low)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Wed 10:36a	Low Wed 4:36p	High Wed 10:38p	Low Thu 5:03a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 10:10a	Low Wed 4:00p	High Wed 10:12p	Low Thu 4:27a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 10:24a	Low Wed 4:12p	High Wed 10:26p	Low Thu 4:39a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 10:06a	Low Wed 4:04p	High Wed 10:08p	Low Thu 4:31a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Wed 8:36a	High Wed 2:16p	Low Wed 8:41p	High Thu 2:18a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Wed 10:26a	Low Wed 4:27p	High Wed 10:31p	Low Thu 5:04a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Wed 8:10a	High Wed 1:23p	Low Wed 8:15p	High Thu 1:25a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	Low Wed 5:06a	High Wed 11:20a	Low Wed 5:06p	High Wed 11:28p
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 10:12a	Low Wed 4:03p	High Wed 10:17p	Low Thu 4:40a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Wed 10:38a	Low Wed 4:27p	High Wed 10:48p	Low Thu 5:03a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 10:14a	Low Wed 4:07p	High Wed 10:26p	Low Thu 4:41a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	Low Wed 5:06a	High Wed 11:18a	Low Wed 5:07p	High Wed 11:28p

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

WED: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms in the afternoon.

WED NIGHT: E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms.

THU: E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers likely.

THU NIGHT: E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Showers. A chance of tstms after midnight.

FRI: SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms.

FRI NIGHT: S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms.

SAT: SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers.

SAT NIGHT: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.

SUN: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

SUN NIGHT: W winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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.

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