NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for May 23, 2025

Advisories

--A Coastal Flood Advisory continues for Ocean County until Friday afternoon, calling for minor category flooding of tidal waterways.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Fri morning

Rip Current Risk	Moderate
Waves	1 - 4 feet
Winds	From the West 7 - 14 mph (Gust 21 mph) 6 - 12 knots (Gust 18 knots)
Ocean Temperature	57° - 61° (Normal 58° - 62°)
Air Temperature	62° - 68°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:33am - 8:13pm
UV Index	4 (Moderate)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		Low Fri 11:11a	High Fri 5:22p	Low Fri 11:58p	High Sat 5:49a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 10:35a	High Fri 4:56p	Low Fri 11:22p	High Sat 5:23a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 10:47a	High Fri 5:10p	Low Fri 11:34p	High Sat 5:37a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 10:39a	High Fri 4:52p	Low Fri 11:26p	High Sat 5:19a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Fri 8:25a	Low Fri 3:16p	High Fri 9:02p	Low Sat 4:03a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		Low Fri 11:03a	High Fri 5:18p	Low Fri 11:54p	High Sat 5:41a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Fri 7:32a	Low Fri 2:50p	High Fri 8:09p	Low Sat 3:37a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	High Fri 5:36a	Low Fri 11:38a	High Fri 6:16p	Low Sat 12:26a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 10:41a	High Fri 5:04p	Low Fri 11:28p	High Sat 5:27a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		Low Fri 11:02a	High Fri 5:29p	Low Fri 11:47p	High Sat 5:54a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 10:48a	High Fri 5:15p	Low Fri 11:33p	High Sat 5:35a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Fri 5:36a	Low Fri 11:38a	High Fri 6:10p	Low Sat 12:22a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY

TODAY: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W with gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds and N 3 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance of showers late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this morning.

TONIGHT: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 3 seconds.

SAT: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

SAT NIGHT: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SUN: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SUN NIGHT: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

MON: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less.

MON NIGHT: SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.

TUE: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.

TUE NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. A chance of showers after midnight.

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 and Facebook page for your latest forecast and realtime weather updates.