NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Thu 7/11

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 - 6 feet
Winds	From the Southwest 13 - 22 mph (Gust 25 mph) 11 - 19 knots (Gust 22 knots)
Ocean Temperature	64° - 79° (Normal 69° - 82°)
Air Temperature	77° - 91°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:36am - 8:27pm
UV Index	10 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	Low Thu 6:17a	High Thu 12:46p	Low Thu 6:28p	High Fri 12:42a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean	Low Thu 5:41a	High Thu 12:20p	Low Thu 5:52p	High Fri 12:16a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	Low Thu 5:53a	High Thu 12:34p	Low Thu 6:04p	High Fri 12:30a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean	Low Thu 5:45a	High Thu 12:16p	Low Thu 5:56p	High Fri 12:12a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Thu 10:22a	High Thu 4:26p	Low Thu 10:33p	High Fri 4:22a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	Low Thu 6:27a	High Thu 12:34p	Low Thu 6:28p	High Fri 12:29a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Thu 9:56a	High Thu 3:33p	Low Thu 10:07p	High Fri 3:29a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	Low Thu 7:03a	High Thu 1:22p	Low Thu 7:09p	High Fri 1:23a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	Low Thu 6:06a	High Thu 12:15p	Low Thu 6:07p	High Fri 12:13a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	Low Thu 6:24a	High Thu 12:32p	Low Thu 6:27p	High Fri 12:38a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	Low Thu 6:06a	High Thu 12:13p	Low Thu 6:09p	High Fri 12:20a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	Low Thu 7:00a	High Thu 1:15p	Low Thu 7:07p	High Fri 1:22a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

TODAY: SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late this morning and early afternoon, then becoming S 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms early this morning. A slight chance of showers late.

TONIGHT: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

FRI: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

FRI NIGHT: S winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

SAT: S winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

SAT NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

SUN: W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

SUN NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

MON: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

MON NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 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, Facebook page, and Twitter feed for your latest forecast and realtime weather updates.

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