NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Thu 7/18

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 Thu morning

Rip Current Risk	Moderate
Waves	2 - 4 feet
Winds	From the West 6 - 9 mph (Gust 13 mph) 5 - 8 knots (Gust 11 knots)
Ocean Temperature	56° - 81° (Normal 70° - 82°)
Air Temperature	77° - 87°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:42am - 8:23pm
UV Index	8 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	High Thu 5:54a	Low Thu 11:56a	High Thu 6:17p	Low Fri 12:57a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 5:28a	Low Thu 11:20a	High Thu 5:51p	Low Fri 12:21a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 5:42a	Low Thu 11:32a	High Thu 6:05p	Low Fri 12:33a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 5:24a	Low Thu 11:24a	High Thu 5:47p	Low Fri 12:25a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Thu 9:34a	Low Thu 4:01p	High Thu 9:57p	Low Fri 5:02a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	High Thu 5:48a	Low Thu 11:47a	High Thu 6:09p	Low Fri 12:56a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Thu 8:41a	Low Thu 3:35p	High Thu 9:04p	Low Fri 4:36a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	High Thu 6:40a	Low Thu 12:18p	High Thu 7:10p	Low Fri 1:37a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 5:29a	Low Thu 11:20a	High Thu 5:58p	Low Fri 12:35a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	High Thu 5:48a	Low Thu 11:37a	High Thu 6:32p	Low Fri 1:00a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 5:38a	Low Thu 11:30a	High Thu 6:07p	Low Fri 12:41a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Thu 6:38a	Low Thu 12:25p	High Thu 7:07p	Low Fri 1:29a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

THU: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

THU NIGHT: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds.

FRI: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds.

FRI NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.

SAT: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds.

SAT NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SUN: W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SUN NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

MON: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.

MON NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. 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.