NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Sat 7/16

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Sat morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 2 feet
Winds	From the South 6 - 13 mph (Gust 16 mph) 5 - 11 knots (Gust 14 knots)
Ocean Temperature	65° - 75° (Normal 70° - 74°)
Air Temperature	76° - 83°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:39am - 8:25pm
UV Index	7 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Sat 10:48a	Low Sat 4:56p	High Sat 11:06p	Low Sun 5:33a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 10:22a	Low Sat 4:20p	High Sat 10:40p	Low Sun 4:57a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 10:36a	Low Sat 4:32p	High Sat 10:54p	Low Sun 5:09a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 10:18a	Low Sat 4:24p	High Sat 10:36p	Low Sun 5:01a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Sat 8:50a	High Sat 2:28p	Low Sat 9:01p	High Sun 2:46a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Sat 10:37a	Low Sat 4:50p	High Sat 10:56p	Low Sun 5:36a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Sat 8:24a	High Sat 1:35p	Low Sat 8:35p	High Sun 1:53a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	Low Sat 5:14a	High Sat 11:20a	Low Sat 5:12p	High Sat 11:39p
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 10:23a	Low Sat 4:22p	High Sat 10:42p	Low Sun 5:10a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Sat 10:56a	Low Sat 4:44p	High Sat 11:21p	Low Sun 5:36a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 10:30a	Low Sat 4:23p	High Sat 10:51p	Low Sun 5:16a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	Low Sat 5:20a	High Sat 11:31a	Low Sat 5:21p	High Sat 11:52p

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. A slight chance of tstms late. Swell mainly from the SE with a dominant period of 9 seconds.

TONIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. A chance of tstms in the late evening and overnight. Swell mainly from the SE with a dominant period of 9 seconds.

SUN: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. A chance of tstms early in the morning. Swell mainly from the SE with a dominant period of 9 seconds.

SUN NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Swell mainly from the SE with a dominant period of 9 seconds.

MON: S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms in the afternoon.

MON NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely with scattered tstms.

TUE: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.

TUE NIGHT: SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

WED: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft.

WED NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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, Facebook page, and Twitter feed for your latest forecast and realtime weather updates.