NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Fri 5/2

Advisories

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At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Fri morning

Air Temperature	66° - 79°
Winds	From the South 14 - 22 mph (Gust 28 mph) 12 - 19 knots (Gust 24 knots)
Waves	2 - 5 feet
Rip Current Risk	High
Ocean Temperature	59° - 65° (Normal 58° - 62°)
Sunrise/Sunset	5:31am - 8:16pm
UV Index	6 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	High Fri 6:22a	Low Fri 12:32p	High Fri 6:50p	Low Sat 1:17a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean	High Fri 5:56a	Low Fri 11:56a	High Fri 6:24p	Low Sat 12:41a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	High Fri 6:10a	Low Fri 12:08p	High Fri 6:38p	Low Sat 12:53a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean	High Fri 5:52a	Low Fri 12:00p	High Fri 6:20p	Low Sat 12:45a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Fri 10:02a	Low Fri 4:37p	High Fri 10:30p	Low Sat 5:22a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	High Fri 6:16a	Low Fri 12:29p	High Fri 6:43p	Low Sat 1:19a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Fri 9:09a	Low Fri 4:11p	High Fri 9:37p	Low Sat 4:56a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	High Fri 6:55a	Low Fri 12:55p	High Fri 7:25p	Low Sat 1:43a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	High Fri 6:08a	Low Fri 12:10p	High Fri 6:35p	Low Sat 12:56a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	High Fri 6:30a	Low Fri 12:27p	High Fri 6:54p	Low Sat 1:15a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	High Fri 6:20a	Low Fri 12:18p	High Fri 6:46p	Low Sat 1:06a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Fri 7:17a	Low Fri 1:12p	High Fri 7:42p	Low Sat 2:02a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON

REST OF TONIGHT: S winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of heavy drizzle. Areas of dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. Swell mainly from the E with a dominant period of 8 seconds.

FRI: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog early in the afternoon. Areas of heavy drizzle in the morning. A chance of tstms late. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM early in the afternoon. Swell mainly from the SE with a dominant period of 7 seconds.

FRI NIGHT: S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Tstms likely in the evening, then a chance of tstms after midnight. A chance of showers late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late in the evening. Swell mainly from the SE with a dominant period of 6 seconds.

SAT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers early in the morning. Swell mainly from the S with a dominant period of 6 seconds.

SAT NIGHT: W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

SUN: N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft.

SUN NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.

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

MON NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft.

TUE: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.

TUE NIGHT: W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 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.