NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for June 16, 2026

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Tue morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 3 feet
Winds	From the Northwest 8 - 14 mph (Gust 17 mph) 6 - 12 knots (Gust 15 knots)
Ocean Temperature	63° - 77° (Normal 63° - 77°)
Air Temperature	71° - 78°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:25am - 8:28pm
UV Index	9 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Tue 9:31a	Low Tue 3:37p	High Tue 9:46p	Low Wed 4:30a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 9:05a	Low Tue 3:01p	High Tue 9:20p	Low Wed 3:54a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 9:19a	Low Tue 3:13p	High Tue 9:34p	Low Wed 4:06a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 9:01a	Low Tue 3:05p	High Tue 9:16p	Low Wed 3:58a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Tue 7:44a	High Tue 1:11p	Low Tue 7:42p	High Wed 1:26a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Tue 9:21a	Low Tue 3:28p	High Tue 9:38p	Low Wed 4:31a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Tue 7:18a	High Tue 12:18p	Low Tue 7:16p	High Wed 12:33a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Tue 10:17a	Low Tue 3:57p	High Tue 10:40p	Low Wed 5:08a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 9:10a	Low Tue 2:58p	High Tue 9:27p	Low Wed 4:02a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Tue 9:41a	Low Tue 3:23p	High Tue 10:07p	Low Wed 4:29a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 9:11a	Low Tue 3:03p	High Tue 9:36p	Low Wed 4:07a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Tue 10:16a	Low Tue 3:58p	High Tue 10:36p	Low Wed 5:01a

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 SW early this afternoon, then becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds.

TONIGHT: 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 3 ft at 7 seconds.

WED: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.

WED NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.

THU: S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.

THU NIGHT: SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.

FRI: W winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

FRI NIGHT: W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SAT: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SAT NIGHT: NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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.