NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Sat 6/3

Advisories

—A high risk of rip currents and rough surf warms the ocean will be dangerous Saturday.
—A Coastal Flood Advisory calls for widespread minor flooding of tidal waterways Saturday evening.
—An Air Quality Alert (Code Orange) cautions sensitive groups such as the very old, the very young, and those with heart/lung conditions should limit time outdoors.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Sat morning

Rip Current Risk	High
Waves	3 - 8 feet
Winds	From the Northeast 19 - 31 mph (Gust 33 mph) 17 - 27 knots (Gust 29 knots)
Ocean Temperature	63° - 73° (Normal 60° - 74°)
Air Temperature	63° - 67°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:27am - 8:21pm
UV Index	4 (Moderate)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Sat 7:47a	Low Sat 1:54p	High Sat 8:05p	Low Sun 2:50a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 7:21a	Low Sat 1:18p	High Sat 7:39p	Low Sun 2:14a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 7:35a	Low Sat 1:30p	High Sat 7:53p	Low Sun 2:26a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 7:17a	Low Sat 1:22p	High Sat 7:35p	Low Sun 2:18a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Sat 6:05a	High Sat 11:27a	Low Sat 5:59p	High Sat 11:45p
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Sat 7:43a	Low Sat 1:49p	High Sat 8:02p	Low Sun 2:51a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Sat 5:39a	High Sat 10:34a	Low Sat 5:33p	High Sat 10:52p
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Sat 8:37a	Low Sat 2:17p	High Sat 9:02p	Low Sun 3:27a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 7:25a	Low Sat 1:19p	High Sat 7:47p	Low Sun 2:20a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Sat 7:54a	Low Sat 1:43p	High Sat 8:26p	Low Sun 2:48a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 7:29a	Low Sat 1:26p	High Sat 7:52p	Low Sun 2:26a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Sat 8:36a	Low Sat 2:22p	High Sat 8:58p	Low Sun 3:16a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON

TODAY: NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 4 to 7 ft this afternoon. E swell 2 to 6 ft at 4 seconds. Areas of fog early this morning. A slight chance of showers this morning. Vsby 1 to 3 NM early this morning.

TONIGHT: NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. NE swell 4 to 8 ft at 6 seconds.

SUN: N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. NE swell 3 to 6 ft at 7 seconds.

SUN NIGHT: NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. E swell 2 to 5 ft at 6 seconds.

MON: NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. NE swell 2 to 4 ft at 6 seconds.

MON NIGHT: SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. NE swell 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds.

TUE: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night.

WED: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. A chance of tstms through the night. 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.