NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Sun 8/21

Advisories

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At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Sun morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 3 feet
Winds	From the Southeast 8 - 13 mph (Gust 20 mph) 7 - 11 knots (Gust 17 knots)
Ocean Temperature	75° - 80° (Normal 73°)
Air Temperature	77° - 84°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:13am - 7:47pm
UV Index	7 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		Low Sun 10:03a	High Sun 4:16p	Low Sun 11:10p	High Mon 4:53a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Sun 9:27a	High Sun 3:50p	Low Sun 10:34p	High Mon 4:27a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Sun 9:39a	High Sun 4:04p	Low Sun 10:46p	High Mon 4:41a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Sun 9:31a	High Sun 3:46p	Low Sun 10:38p	High Mon 4:23a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Sun 7:33a	Low Sun 2:08p	High Sun 7:56p	Low Mon 3:15a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		Low Sun 9:58a	High Sun 4:20p	Low Sun 11:05p	High Mon 4:53a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Sun 6:40a	Low Sun 1:42p	High Sun 7:03p	Low Mon 2:49a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		Low Sun 10:22a	High Sun 4:57p	Low Sun 11:29p	High Mon 5:26a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Sun 9:36a	High Sun 4:13p	Low Sun 10:53p	High Mon 4:43a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		Low Sun 9:44a	High Sun 4:33p	Low Sun 11:07p	High Mon 4:50a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		Low Sun 9:40a	High Sun 4:33p	Low Sun 11:00p	High Mon 5:01a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		Low Sun 10:31a	High Sun 5:12p	Low Sun 11:47p	High Mon 5:42a

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, increasing to around 10 kt this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. E swell around 2 ft at 6 seconds. Light swells.

TONIGHT: E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then showers and tstms after midnight.

MON: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Showers and tstms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon.

MON NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight.

TUE: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.

TUE NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.

WED: W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon and evening, then becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

THU: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon and evening, then 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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