NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Wed 7/24

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 Wed morning

Rip Current Risk	Moderate
Waves	1 - 2 feet
Winds	From the Southeast 5 - 7 mph (Gust 12 mph) 4 - 6 knots (Gust 10 knots)
Ocean Temperature	62° - 77° (Normal 70° - 82°)
Air Temperature	77° - 83°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:47am - 8:18pm
UV Index	4 (Moderate)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Wed 10:54a	Low Wed 5:04p	High Wed 11:10p	Low Thu 5:35a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 10:28a	Low Wed 4:28p	High Wed 10:44p	Low Thu 4:59a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 10:42a	Low Wed 4:40p	High Wed 10:58p	Low Thu 5:11a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 10:24a	Low Wed 4:32p	High Wed 10:40p	Low Thu 5:03a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Wed 8:56a	High Wed 2:34p	Low Wed 9:09p	High Thu 2:50a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Wed 10:44a	Low Wed 4:59p	High Wed 11:02p	Low Thu 5:39a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Wed 8:30a	High Wed 1:41p	Low Wed 8:43p	High Thu 1:57a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	Low Wed 5:30a	High Wed 11:44a	Low Wed 5:33p	High Thu 12:01a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 10:29a	Low Wed 4:28p	High Wed 10:47p	Low Thu 5:10a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Wed 11:04a	Low Wed 4:55p	High Wed 11:27p	Low Thu 5:38a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 10:35a	Low Wed 4:33p	High Wed 10:54p	Low Thu 5:16a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	Low Wed 5:23a	High Wed 11:38a	Low Wed 5:31p	High Wed 11:59p

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely with scattered tstms until late afternoon, then scattered showers and tstms late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM until late afternoon.

TONIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms in the evening.

THU: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.

THU NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.

FRI: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds.

FRI NIGHT: S winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds.

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

SAT NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.

SUN: W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.

SUN NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 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, Facebook page, and Twitter feed for your latest forecast and realtime weather updates.