NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for Sept. 6, 2026

Advisories

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At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Sun morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 2 feet
Winds	From the Northeast 9 - 13 mph (Gust 15 mph) 8 - 11 knots (Gust 13 knots)
Ocean Temperature	76° - 81° (Normal 70° - 76°)
Air Temperature	71° - 75°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:28am - 7:23pm
UV Index	6 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		Low Sun 10:06a	High Sun 4:17p	Low Sun 11:12p	High Mon 4:59a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Sun 9:30a	High Sun 3:51p	Low Sun 10:36p	High Mon 4:33a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Sun 9:42a	High Sun 4:05p	Low Sun 10:48p	High Mon 4:47a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Sun 9:34a	High Sun 3:47p	Low Sun 10:40p	High Mon 4:29a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Sun 7:29a	Low Sun 2:11p	High Sun 7:57p	Low Mon 3:17a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		Low Sun 9:57a	High Sun 4:14p	Low Sun 11:10p	High Mon 4:53a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Sun 6:36a	Low Sun 1:45p	High Sun 7:04p	Low Mon 2:51a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		Low Sun 10:26a	High Sun 5:15p	Low Sun 11:43p	High Mon 5:45a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Sun 9:27a	High Sun 4:07p	Low Sun 10:48p	High Mon 4:47a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		Low Sun 9:48a	High Sun 4:42p	Low Sun 11:08p	High Mon 5:10a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		Low Sun 9:34a	High Sun 4:21p	Low Sun 10:53p	High Mon 4:56a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		Low Sun 10:25a	High Sun 5:09p	Low Sun 11:39p	High Mon 5:47a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of tstms early this morning. A chance of showers this morning, then a slight chance of showers early this afternoon.

TONIGHT: E winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds.

MON: N winds around 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.

MON NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds.

TUE: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming N 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds.

TUE NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.

WED: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

WED NIGHT: SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

THU: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

THU NIGHT: W 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 and Facebook page for your latest forecast and realtime weather updates.

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