NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Thu 9/19

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 - 5 feet
Winds	From the North 13 - 18 mph (Gust 26 mph) 11 - 16 knots (Gust 23 knots)
Ocean Temperature	71° - 74° (Normal 66° - 70°)
Air Temperature	75° - 80°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:41am - 7:00pm
UV Index	2 (Low)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Thu 9:14a	Low Thu 3:43p	High Thu 9:37p	Low Fri 3:57a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 8:48a	Low Thu 3:07p	High Thu 9:11p	Low Fri 3:21a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 9:02a	Low Thu 3:19p	High Thu 9:25p	Low Fri 3:33a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 8:44a	Low Thu 3:11p	High Thu 9:07p	Low Fri 3:25a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Thu 7:17a	High Thu 12:54p	Low Thu 7:48p	High Fri 1:17a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Thu 9:07a	Low Thu 3:39p	High Thu 9:30p	Low Fri 3:52a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Thu 6:51a	High Thu 12:01p	Low Thu 7:22p	High Fri 12:24a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Thu 10:06a	Low Thu 4:10p	High Thu 10:26p	Low Fri 4:26a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 8:53a	Low Thu 3:08p	High Thu 9:17p	Low Fri 3:23a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Thu 9:26a	Low Thu 3:33p	High Thu 9:51p	Low Fri 3:50a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 9:00a	Low Thu 3:14p	High Thu 9:24p	Low Fri 3:30a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Thu 10:02a	Low Thu 4:07p	High Thu 10:28p	Low Fri 4:25a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers.

TONIGHT: NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers.

FRI: NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers.

FRI NIGHT: NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.

SAT: N winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 9 seconds.

SAT NIGHT: NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 9 seconds.

SUN: NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

SUN NIGHT: NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

MON: NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

MON NIGHT: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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.