NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for Aug. 15, 2026

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Sat morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 2 feet
Winds	From the Northeast 7 - 13 mph (Gust 15 mph) 6 - 11 knots (Gust 13 knots)
Ocean Temperature	70° - 83° (Normal 72° - 82°)
Air Temperature	77° - 84°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:07am - 7:55pm
UV Index	8 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Sat 10:33a	Low Sat 4:42p	High Sat 10:45p	Low Sun 5:06a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 10:07a	Low Sat 4:06p	High Sat 10:19p	Low Sun 4:30a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 10:21a	Low Sat 4:18p	High Sat 10:33p	Low Sun 4:42a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 10:03a	Low Sat 4:10p	High Sat 10:15p	Low Sun 4:34a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Sat 8:31a	High Sat 2:13p	Low Sat 8:47p	High Sun 2:25a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Sat 10:23a	Low Sat 4:39p	High Sat 10:37p	Low Sun 5:08a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Sat 8:05a	High Sat 1:20p	Low Sat 8:21p	High Sun 1:32a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	Low Sat 5:00a	High Sat 11:17a	Low Sat 5:12p	High Sat 11:31p
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 10:09a	Low Sat 4:11p	High Sat 10:23p	Low Sun 4:40a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Sat 10:38a	Low Sat 4:35p	High Sat 10:55p	Low Sun 5:02a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 10:15a	Low Sat 4:16p	High Sat 10:32p	Low Sun 4:42a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	Low Sat 5:00a	High Sat 11:17a	Low Sat 5:14p	High Sat 11:34p

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E late. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds.

TONIGHT: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.

SUN: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.

SUN NIGHT: S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Showers in the evening, then showers with a chance of tstms after midnight.

MON: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds.

MON NIGHT: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds.

TUE: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

TUE NIGHT: SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

WED: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.

WED NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 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 and Facebook page for your latest forecast and realtime weather updates.