NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for July 30, 2026

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Thu morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	2 - 4 feet
Winds	From the Northwest 13 - 16 mph (Gust 24 mph) 11 - 14 knots (Gust 21 knots)
Ocean Temperature	69° - 80° (Normal 70° - 82°)
Air Temperature	77° - 82°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:51am - 8:13pm
UV Index	4 (Moderate)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Thu 9:06a	Low Thu 3:13p	High Thu 9:12p	Low Fri 3:49a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 8:40a	Low Thu 2:37p	High Thu 8:46p	Low Fri 3:13a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 8:54a	Low Thu 2:49p	High Thu 9:00p	Low Fri 3:25a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 8:36a	Low Thu 2:41p	High Thu 8:42p	Low Fri 3:17a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Thu 7:17a	High Thu 12:46p	Low Thu 7:18p	High Fri 12:52a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Thu 8:56a	Low Thu 3:01p	High Thu 9:06p	Low Fri 3:45a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Thu 6:51a	High Thu 11:53a	Low Thu 6:52p	High Thu 11:59p
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Thu 9:54a	Low Thu 3:35p	High Thu 10:06p	Low Fri 4:24a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 8:48a	Low Thu 2:35p	High Thu 8:59p	Low Fri 3:21a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Thu 9:17a	Low Thu 2:59p	High Thu 9:37p	Low Fri 3:49a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 8:49a	Low Thu 2:42p	High Thu 9:05p	Low Fri 3:28a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Thu 9:52a	Low Thu 3:38p	High Thu 10:08p	Low Fri 4:20a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N with gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms late.

TONIGHT: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds.

FRI: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.

FRI NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds.

SAT: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.

SAT NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.

SUN: S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 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 around 3 ft. Showers likely.

MON: SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.

MON NIGHT: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming N 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 and Facebook page for your latest forecast and realtime weather updates.