NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for Sept. 18, 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 Thu morning

Rip Current Risk	Moderate
Waves	2 - 4 feet
Winds	From the North 7 - 10 mph (Gust 12 mph) 6 - 9 knots (Gust 10 knots)
Ocean Temperature	69° - 71° (Normal 66° - 70°)
Air Temperature	75° - 82°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:39am - 7:04pm
UV Index	6 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	High Thu 5:53a	Low Thu 11:59a	High Thu 6:14p	Low Fri 12:42a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 5:27a	Low Thu 11:23a	High Thu 5:48p	Low Fri 12:06a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 5:41a	Low Thu 11:35a	High Thu 6:02p	Low Fri 12:18a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 5:23a	Low Thu 11:27a	High Thu 5:44p	Low Fri 12:10a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Thu 9:33a	Low Thu 4:04p	High Thu 9:54p	Low Fri 4:47a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	High Thu 5:42a	Low Thu 11:49a	High Thu 6:02p	Low Fri 12:43a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Thu 8:40a	Low Thu 3:38p	High Thu 9:01p	Low Fri 4:21a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	High Thu 6:32a	Low Thu 12:21p	High Thu 6:55p	Low Fri 1:17a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 5:40a	Low Thu 11:32a	High Thu 5:58p	Low Fri 12:25a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	High Thu 6:03a	Low Thu 11:51a	High Thu 6:28p	Low Fri 12:46a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 5:55a	Low Thu 11:45a	High Thu 6:16p	Low Fri 12:38a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Thu 6:42a	Low Thu 12:34p	High Thu 7:05p	Low Fri 1:31a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers early this morning.

TONIGHT: SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.

FRI: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.

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

SAT: NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds.

SAT NIGHT: E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds.

SUN: E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

SUN NIGHT: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft.

MON: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

MON NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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.