NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Thu 8/25

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Thu morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 3 feet
Winds	From the South 7 - 13 mph (Gust 16 mph) 6 - 11 knots (Gust 14 knots)
Ocean Temperature	77° - 83° (Normal 73°)
Air Temperature	79° - 89°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:16am - 7:41pm
UV Index	7 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Thu 7:25a	Low Thu 1:20p	High Thu 7:34p	Low Fri 2:06a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 6:59a	Low Thu 12:44p	High Thu 7:08p	Low Fri 1:30a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 7:13a	Low Thu 12:56p	High Thu 7:22p	Low Fri 1:42a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 6:55a	Low Thu 12:48p	High Thu 7:04p	Low Fri 1:34a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Thu 5:30a	High Thu 11:05a	Low Thu 5:25p	High Thu 11:14p
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Thu 7:13a	Low Thu 1:08p	High Thu 7:20p	Low Fri 2:04a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Thu 5:04a	High Thu 10:12a	Low Thu 4:59p	High Thu 10:21p
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Thu 7:55a	Low Thu 1:39p	High Thu 8:08p	Low Fri 2:37a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 7:04a	Low Thu 12:50p	High Thu 7:16p	Low Fri 1:45a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Thu 7:23a	Low Thu 1:11p	High Thu 7:46p	Low Fri 2:10a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 7:09a	Low Thu 1:00p	High Thu 7:27p	Low Fri 1:52a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Thu 8:07a	Low Thu 1:52p	High Thu 8:23p	Low Fri 2:43a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. SE swell around 2 ft at 8 seconds. Light swells.

TONIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

FRI: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

FRI NIGHT: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to around 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.

SAT: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SAT NIGHT: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SUN: E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.

MON: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon and evening, then becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 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.