NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for Tuesday, Aug. 12
Advisories
--None at this time.
At the Shore
Current conditions and forecast as of Tue morning
| Rip Current Risk | Low |
|---|---|
| Waves | 1 - 2 feet |
| Winds | From the West 4 - 8 mph (Gust 12 mph) 3 - 7 knots (Gust 10 knots) |
| Ocean Temperature | 76° - 81° (Normal 72° - 74°) |
| Air Temperature | 77° - 91° |
| Sunrise/Sunset | 6:04am - 7:59pm |
| UV Index | 9 (Very High) |
Tide Times
| SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay | High Tue 10:39a | Low Tue 4:58p | High Tue 10:56p | Low Wed 5:18a | |
| LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean | High Tue 10:13a | Low Tue 4:22p | High Tue 10:30p | Low Wed 4:42a | |
| MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean | High Tue 10:27a | Low Tue 4:34p | High Tue 10:44p | Low Wed 4:54a | |
| SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean | High Tue 10:09a | Low Tue 4:26p | High Tue 10:26p | Low Wed 4:46a | |
| SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay | Low Tue 8:44a | High Tue 2:19p | Low Tue 9:03p | High Wed 2:36a | |
| BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay | High Tue 10:32a | Low Tue 4:53p | High Tue 10:50p | Low Wed 5:17a | |
| MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay | Low Tue 8:18a | High Tue 1:26p | Low Tue 8:37p | High Wed 1:43a | |
| LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay | Low Tue 5:14a | High Tue 11:34a | Low Tue 5:29p | High Tue 11:49p | |
| ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean | High Tue 10:17a | Low Tue 4:22p | High Tue 10:34p | Low Wed 4:49a | |
| OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet | High Tue 10:53a | Low Tue 4:50p | High Tue 11:13p | Low Wed 5:19a | |
| WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean | High Tue 10:24a | Low Tue 4:29p | High Tue 10:42p | Low Wed 4:56a | |
| CAPE MAY Delaware Bay | Low Tue 5:10a | High Tue 11:28a | Low Tue 5:27p | High Tue 11:48p |
Marine Forecast
From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly
TODAY: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog until late afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM until late afternoon.
TONIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
WED: S winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
WED NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
THU: W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
THU NIGHT: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
FRI: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
FRI NIGHT: SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
SAT: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
SAT NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
Plan Your Trip
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.
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