NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Wed 9/20

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 6 - 9 mph (Gust 14 mph) 5 - 8 knots (Gust 12 knots)
Ocean Temperature	69° - 72° (Normal 67° - 72°)
Air Temperature	73° - 76°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:41am - 7:00pm
UV Index	6 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	Low Wed 5:19a	High Wed 11:40a	Low Wed 6:10p	High Thu 12:02a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 11:14a	Low Wed 5:34p	High Wed 11:36p	Low Thu 5:20a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 11:28a	Low Wed 5:46p	High Wed 11:50p	Low Thu 5:32a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 11:10a	Low Wed 5:38p	High Wed 11:32p	Low Thu 5:24a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Wed 9:24a	High Wed 3:20p	Low Wed 10:15p	High Thu 3:42a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	Low Wed 5:13a	High Wed 11:39a	Low Wed 6:18p	High Wed 11:58p
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Wed 8:58a	High Wed 2:27p	Low Wed 9:49p	High Thu 2:49a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	Low Wed 5:54a	High Wed 12:43p	Low Wed 7:04p	High Thu 12:55a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 11:22a	Low Wed 5:51p	High Wed 11:37p	Low Thu 5:40a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	Low Wed 5:19a	High Wed 11:58a	Low Wed 6:20p	High Thu 12:09a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	Low Wed 5:05a	High Wed 11:28a	Low Wed 5:57p	High Wed 11:49p
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	Low Wed 6:08a	High Wed 12:38p	Low Wed 6:53p	High Thu 12:58a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

WED: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. E swell around 2 ft at 10 seconds.

WED NIGHT: W winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. E swell around 2 ft at 10 seconds.

THU: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. E swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds.

THU NIGHT: E winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. E swell 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds.

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

FRI NIGHT: E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. E swell 3 to 4 ft at 7 seconds in the evening.

SAT: NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

SUN: NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 4 to 7 ft after midnight. A chance of rain, then a chance of showers after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

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.