NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Fri 8/19

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 South 9 - 17 mph (Gust 21 mph) 8 - 15 knots (Gust 18 knots)
Ocean Temperature	71° - 76° (Normal 73°)
Air Temperature	77° - 89°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:11am - 7:49pm
UV Index	8 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		Low Fri 8:06a	High Fri 2:31p	Low Fri 9:16p	High Sat 2:57a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 7:30a	High Fri 2:05p	Low Fri 8:40p	High Sat 2:31a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 7:42a	High Fri 2:19p	Low Fri 8:52p	High Sat 2:45a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 7:34a	High Fri 2:01p	Low Fri 8:44p	High Sat 2:27a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Fri 5:44a	Low Fri 12:11p	High Fri 6:11p	Low Sat 1:21a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		Low Fri 8:13a	High Fri 2:31p	Low Fri 9:16p	High Sat 2:58a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay		Low Fri 11:45a	High Fri 5:18p	Low Sat 12:55a	High Sat 5:44a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		Low Fri 8:37a	High Fri 3:10p	Low Fri 9:35p	High Sat 3:31a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 7:48a	High Fri 2:18p	Low Fri 8:52p	High Sat 2:42a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		Low Fri 8:00a	High Fri 2:34p	Low Fri 9:05p	High Sat 2:49a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 7:51a	High Fri 2:26p	Low Fri 8:53p	High Sat 2:49a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		Low Fri 8:45a	High Fri 3:20p	Low Fri 9:44p	High Sat 3:46a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Light swells, becoming SE around 2 ft at 8 seconds this afternoon.

TONIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SAT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

SAT NIGHT: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

SUN: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

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

MON: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. A chance of showers after midnight.

TUE: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. 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.