NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Tue 7/5

Advisories

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY in effect from 2 p.m. Tuesday until 6 a.m. Wednesday

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Tue morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	2 - 5 feet
Winds	From the South 14 - 24 mph (Gust 32 mph) 12 - 21 knots (Gust 28 knots)
Ocean Temperature	60° - 73° (Normal 69° - 74°)
Air Temperature	76° - 86°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:32am - 8:29pm
UV Index	3 (Moderate)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	Low Tue 6:43a	High Tue 1:08p	Low Tue 6:55p	High Wed 12:59a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean	Low Tue 6:07a	High Tue 12:42p	Low Tue 6:19p	High Wed 12:33a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	Low Tue 6:19a	High Tue 12:56p	Low Tue 6:31p	High Wed 12:47a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean	Low Tue 6:11a	High Tue 12:38p	Low Tue 6:23p	High Wed 12:29a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Tue 10:48a	High Tue 4:48p	Low Tue 11:00p	High Wed 4:39a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	Low Tue 6:51a	High Tue 12:55p	Low Tue 6:52p	High Wed 12:47a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Tue 10:22a	High Tue 3:55p	Low Tue 10:34p	High Wed 3:46a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	Low Tue 7:30a	High Tue 1:47p	Low Tue 7:31p	High Wed 1:41a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	Low Tue 6:27a	High Tue 12:38p	Low Tue 6:31p	High Wed 12:34a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	Low Tue 6:52a	High Tue 1:04p	Low Tue 6:56p	High Wed 1:11a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	Low Tue 6:37a	High Tue 12:41p	Low Tue 6:44p	High Wed 12:50a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	Low Tue 7:28a	High Tue 1:46p	Low Tue 7:40p	High Wed 1:54a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

TODAY: SW winds around 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Swell mainly from the SE with a dominant period of 8 seconds.

TONIGHT: S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of tstms in the late evening and early morning. Swell mainly from the SE with a dominant period of 8 seconds.

WED: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Swell mainly from the S with a dominant period of 5 seconds.

WED NIGHT: SE winds around 5 kt, becoming E late. Seas around 3 ft. Swell mainly from the S with a dominant period of 5 seconds.

THU: E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.

THU NIGHT: SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.

FRI: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.

FRI NIGHT: E winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers.

SAT: N winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.

SAT NIGHT: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas around 3 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.