NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for July 2, 2025

Advisories

MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the surf zone.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Wed morning

Rip Current Risk	Moderate
Waves	1 - 3 feet
Winds	From the West 5 - 9 mph (Gust 10 mph) 4 - 8 knots (Gust 9 knots)
Ocean Temperature	72° - 79° (Normal 67° - 74°)
Air Temperature	77° - 82°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:30am - 8:30pm
UV Index	4 (Moderate)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		Low Wed 7:59a	High Wed 2:20p	Low Wed 8:31p	High Thu 2:25a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Wed 7:23a	High Wed 1:54p	Low Wed 7:55p	High Thu 1:59a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Wed 7:35a	High Wed 2:08p	Low Wed 8:07p	High Thu 2:13a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Wed 7:27a	High Wed 1:50p	Low Wed 7:59p	High Thu 1:55a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Wed 5:19a	Low Wed 12:04p	High Wed 6:00p	Low Thu 12:36a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		Low Wed 8:06a	High Wed 2:17p	Low Wed 8:31p	High Thu 2:19a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay		Low Wed 11:38a	High Wed 5:07p	Low Thu 12:10a	High Thu 5:12a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		Low Wed 8:37a	High Wed 3:02p	Low Wed 9:02p	High Thu 3:07a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Wed 7:40a	High Wed 1:57p	Low Wed 8:03p	High Thu 1:57a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		Low Wed 7:56a	High Wed 2:14p	Low Wed 8:23p	High Thu 2:18a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		Low Wed 7:45a	High Wed 2:07p	Low Wed 8:11p	High Thu 2:12a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		Low Wed 8:38a	High Wed 3:02p	Low Wed 9:03p	High Thu 3:10a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Showers this morning. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers this afternoon.

TONIGHT: SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.

THU: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.

THU NIGHT: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 2 seconds.

FRI: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds.

FRI NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.

SAT: NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.

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

SUN: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SUN NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 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 and Facebook page for your latest forecast and realtime weather updates.

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