NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Fri 9/2

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Fri morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 3 feet
Winds	From the Northeast 10 - 17 mph (Gust 20 mph) 8 - 15 knots (Gust 17 knots)
Ocean Temperature	79° - 86° (Normal 70° - 73°)
Air Temperature	75° - 80°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:24am - 7:29pm
UV Index	7 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	Low Fri 6:13a	High Fri 12:47p	Low Fri 7:12p	High Sat 1:08a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean	Low Fri 5:37a	High Fri 12:21p	Low Fri 6:36p	High Sat 12:42a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	Low Fri 5:49a	High Fri 12:35p	Low Fri 6:48p	High Sat 12:56a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean	Low Fri 5:41a	High Fri 12:17p	Low Fri 6:40p	High Sat 12:38a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Fri 10:18a	High Fri 4:27p	Low Fri 11:17p	High Sat 4:48a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	Low Fri 6:17a	High Fri 12:41p	Low Fri 7:19p	High Sat 1:00a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Fri 9:52a	High Fri 3:34p	Low Fri 10:51p	High Sat 3:55a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	Low Fri 6:53a	High Fri 1:33p	Low Fri 7:54p	High Sat 1:51a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	Low Fri 5:54a	High Fri 12:19p	Low Fri 6:49p	High Sat 12:32a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	Low Fri 6:21a	High Fri 12:55p	Low Fri 7:17p	High Sat 1:07a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	Low Fri 6:05a	High Fri 12:27p	Low Fri 6:57p	High Sat 12:49a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	Low Fri 7:03a	High Fri 1:34p	Low Fri 7:48p	High Sat 1:55a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. NE swell around 2 ft at 7 seconds. Light swells.

TONIGHT: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

SAT: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

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

SUN: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

SUN NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.

MON: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night.

TUE: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. 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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