NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Sat 5/21

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Sat morning

Air Temperature	73° - 91°
Winds	From the Southwest 8 - 16 mph (Gust 23 mph) 7 - 14 knots (Gust 20 knots)
Waves	2 - 3 feet
Rip Current Risk	Low
Ocean Temperature	55° - 61° (Normal 58° - 62°)
Sunrise/Sunset	5:35am - 8:11pm
UV Index	8 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	Low Sat 7:12a	High Sat 1:22p	Low Sat 7:25p	High Sun 1:40a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean	Low Sat 6:36a	High Sat 12:56p	Low Sat 6:49p	High Sun 1:14a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	Low Sat 6:48a	High Sat 1:10p	Low Sat 7:01p	High Sun 1:28a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean	Low Sat 6:40a	High Sat 12:52p	Low Sat 6:53p	High Sun 1:10a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Sat 11:17a	High Sat 5:02p	Low Sat 11:30p	High Sun 5:20a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	Low Sat 7:19a	High Sat 1:12p	Low Sat 7:24p	High Sun 1:29a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Sat 10:51a	High Sat 4:09p	Low Sat 11:04p	High Sun 4:27a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	Low Sat 7:46a	High Sat 1:53p	Low Sat 7:45p	High Sun 2:13a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	Low Sat 6:51a	High Sat 12:58p	Low Sat 6:53p	High Sun 1:18a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	Low Sat 7:18a	High Sat 1:25p	Low Sat 7:16p	High Sun 1:52a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	Low Sat 7:01a	High Sat 1:03p	Low Sat 6:56p	High Sun 1:25a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	Low Sat 7:49a	High Sat 2:02p	Low Sat 7:51p	High Sun 2:24a

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 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON

TODAY: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas around 3 ft. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM late this morning and afternoon. Swell mainly from the S with a dominant period of 6 seconds.

TONIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early morning. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Swell mainly from the S with a dominant period of 6 seconds.

SUN: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. Swell mainly from the S with a dominant period of 5 seconds.

SUN NIGHT: S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt late in the evening, then becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms until early morning. Swell mainly from the S with a dominant period of 5 seconds.

MON: N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft.

MON NIGHT: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight.

TUE: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

TUE NIGHT: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

WED: E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

WED NIGHT: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

MORE MARINE INFO: Rip current forecast and more

Plan Your Trip

NJ TRAFFIC: If it's in your way, it's in our report

NJ BEACHES: Water quality alerts, jellyfish sightings, and more

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.