NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Wed 9/21

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Wed morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 3 feet
Winds	From the South 10 - 18 mph (Gust 23 mph) 8 - 16 knots (Gust 20 knots)
Ocean Temperature	74° - 80° (Normal 66° - 70°)
Air Temperature	74° - 83°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:42am - 6:59pm
UV Index	6 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	High Wed 5:18a	Low Wed 11:20a	High Wed 5:31p	Low Thu 12:09a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Wed 10:44a	High Wed 5:05p	Low Wed 11:33p	High Thu 5:43a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	High Wed 5:06a	Low Wed 10:56a	High Wed 5:19p	Low Wed 11:45p
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Wed 10:48a	High Wed 5:01p	Low Wed 11:37p	High Thu 5:39a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Wed 8:58a	Low Wed 3:25p	High Wed 9:11p	Low Thu 4:14a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	High Wed 5:13a	Low Wed 11:06a	High Wed 5:20p	Low Thu 12:00a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Wed 8:05a	Low Wed 2:59p	High Wed 8:18p	Low Thu 3:48a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	High Wed 5:49a	Low Wed 11:35a	High Wed 6:06p	Low Thu 12:36a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	High Wed 5:06a	Low Wed 10:51a	High Wed 5:20p	Low Wed 11:52p
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	High Wed 5:15a	Low Wed 11:04a	High Wed 5:43p	Low Thu 12:11a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	High Wed 5:20a	Low Wed 11:01a	High Wed 5:37p	Low Wed 11:59p
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Wed 6:01a	Low Wed 11:47a	High Wed 6:19p	Low Thu 12:46a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

WED: N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SE swell around 2 ft at 7 seconds. Light swells.

WED NIGHT: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. S swell 2 to 4 ft at 6 seconds. Light swells.

THU: SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. S swell 2 to 5 ft at 5 seconds. Light swells. Showers and scattered tstms.

THU NIGHT: NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. NE swell 2 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. Light swells. Scattered showers in the evening.

FRI: NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. SE swell 3 to 8 ft at 13 seconds. Light swells.

FRI NIGHT: NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. SE swell 3 to 7 ft at 12 seconds. Light swells.

SAT: NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

SUN: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers through the night. 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.