NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for Sept. 4, 2026

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Fri morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 2 feet
Winds	From the West 6 - 9 mph (Gust 12 mph) 5 - 8 knots (Gust 10 knots)
Ocean Temperature	74° - 80° (Normal 70° - 76°)
Air Temperature	80° - 86°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:26am - 7:26pm
UV Index	8 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		Low Fri 7:32a	High Fri 2:03p	Low Fri 8:58p	High Sat 2:40a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 6:56a	High Fri 1:37p	Low Fri 8:22p	High Sat 2:14a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 7:08a	High Fri 1:51p	Low Fri 8:34p	High Sat 2:28a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 7:00a	High Fri 1:33p	Low Fri 8:26p	High Sat 2:10a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Fri 5:16a	Low Fri 11:37a	High Fri 5:43p	Low Sat 1:03a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		Low Fri 7:32a	High Fri 1:54p	Low Fri 9:00p	High Sat 2:35a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay		Low Fri 11:11a	High Fri 4:50p	Low Sat 12:37a	High Sat 5:27a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		Low Fri 8:09a	High Fri 3:02p	Low Fri 9:33p	High Sat 3:29a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 7:06a	High Fri 1:38p	Low Fri 8:27p	High Sat 2:16a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		Low Fri 7:31a	High Fri 2:16p	Low Fri 8:51p	High Sat 2:42a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 7:15a	High Fri 1:49p	Low Fri 8:29p	High Sat 2:19a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		Low Fri 8:12a	High Fri 2:50p	Low Fri 9:16p	High Sat 3:25a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

FRI: W winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds.

FRI NIGHT: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.

SAT: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.

SAT NIGHT: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.

SUN: NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds.

SUN NIGHT: E winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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

MON NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.

TUE: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

TUE NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 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.