NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Sat 7/2

Advisories

--Strong thunderstorms possible, especially in the late afternoon and evening hours.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Sat morning

Rip Current Risk	Moderate
Waves	2 - 4 feet
Winds	From the Southwest 10 - 20 mph (Gust 28 mph) 8 - 17 knots (Gust 24 knots)
Ocean Temperature	61° - 73° (Normal 69° - 74°)
Air Temperature	77° - 88°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:30am - 8:30pm
UV Index	9 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Sat 11:01a	Low Sat 4:47p	High Sat 10:49p	Low Sun 5:32a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 10:35a	Low Sat 4:11p	High Sat 10:23p	Low Sun 4:56a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 10:49a	Low Sat 4:23p	High Sat 10:37p	Low Sun 5:08a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 10:31a	Low Sat 4:15p	High Sat 10:19p	Low Sun 5:00a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Sat 9:02a	High Sat 2:41p	Low Sat 8:52p	High Sun 2:29a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Sat 10:44a	Low Sat 4:30p	High Sat 10:40p	Low Sun 5:32a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Sat 8:36a	High Sat 1:48p	Low Sat 8:26p	High Sun 1:36a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	Low Sat 5:31a	High Sat 11:33a	Low Sat 5:05p	High Sat 11:35p
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 10:32a	Low Sat 4:11p	High Sat 10:33p	Low Sun 5:12a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Sat 11:02a	Low Sat 4:32p	High Sat 11:11p	Low Sun 5:36a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 10:29a	Low Sat 4:16p	High Sat 10:43p	Low Sun 5:13a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	Low Sat 5:29a	High Sat 11:37a	Low Sat 5:19p	High Sat 11:46p

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING

TODAY: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt early this morning, then 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers this morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms this afternoon. Swell mainly from the SE with a dominant period of 6 seconds.

TONIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers after midnight. Swell mainly from the SE with a dominant period of 6 seconds, becoming mainly from the S with a dominant period of 6 seconds after midnight.

SUN: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW late. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers early in the morning. Swell mainly from the S with a dominant period of 6 seconds.

SUN NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Swell mainly from the S with a dominant period of 6 seconds.

MON: NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then 2 ft or less.

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

TUE: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.

TUE NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of tstms.

WED: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers.

WED NIGHT: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. 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.