NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Tue 7/16

Advisories

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING in effect until 8 p.m. Wednesday. Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 106. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Tue morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	2 - 3 feet
Winds	From the Southwest 7 - 13 mph (Gust 17 mph) 6 - 11 knots (Gust 15 knots)
Ocean Temperature	60° - 80° (Normal 70° - 82°)
Air Temperature	77° - 97°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:40am - 8:24pm
UV Index	10 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		Low Tue 10:13a	High Tue 4:29p	Low Tue 11:16p	High Wed 4:53a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Tue 9:37a	High Tue 4:03p	Low Tue 10:40p	High Wed 4:27a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Tue 9:49a	High Tue 4:17p	Low Tue 10:52p	High Wed 4:41a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Tue 9:41a	High Tue 3:59p	Low Tue 10:44p	High Wed 4:23a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Tue 7:30a	Low Tue 2:18p	High Tue 8:09p	Low Wed 3:21a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		Low Tue 10:06a	High Tue 4:31p	Low Tue 11:09p	High Wed 4:53a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Tue 6:37a	Low Tue 1:52p	High Tue 7:16p	Low Wed 2:55a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		Low Tue 10:38a	High Tue 5:27p	Low Tue 11:48p	High Wed 5:44a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Tue 9:35a	High Tue 4:19p	Low Tue 10:50p	High Wed 4:34a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		Low Tue 9:51a	High Tue 4:46p	Low Tue 11:10p	High Wed 4:52a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		Low Tue 9:46a	High Tue 4:28p	Low Tue 10:54p	High Wed 4:45a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		Low Tue 10:42a	High Tue 5:22p	Low Tue 11:41p	High Wed 5:41a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TUE: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds.

TUE NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening.

WED: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

WED NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. Tstms likely. Showers likely.

THU: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.

THU NIGHT: W winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.

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

FRI NIGHT: S winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SAT: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.

SAT NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt, 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.

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