NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Sat 7/9

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Sat morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 2 feet
Winds	From the Northeast 8 - 14 mph (Gust 21 mph) 6 - 12 knots (Gust 18 knots)
Ocean Temperature	64° - 72° (Normal 69° - 74°)
Air Temperature	72° - 79°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:34am - 8:28pm
UV Index	1 (Low)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		Low Sat 10:21a	High Sat 4:33p	Low Sat 11:21p	High Sun 4:56a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Sat 9:45a	High Sat 4:07p	Low Sat 10:45p	High Sun 4:30a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Sat 9:57a	High Sat 4:21p	Low Sat 10:57p	High Sun 4:44a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Sat 9:49a	High Sat 4:03p	Low Sat 10:49p	High Sun 4:26a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Sat 7:28a	Low Sat 2:26p	High Sat 8:13p	Low Sun 3:26a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		Low Sat 10:08a	High Sat 4:33p	Low Sat 11:13p	High Sun 4:54a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Sat 6:35a	Low Sat 2:00p	High Sat 7:20p	Low Sun 3:00a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		Low Sat 10:39a	High Sat 5:22p	Low Sat 11:46p	High Sun 5:43a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Sat 9:43a	High Sat 4:18p	Low Sat 10:45p	High Sun 4:34a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		Low Sat 10:04a	High Sat 4:48p	Low Sat 11:09p	High Sun 5:02a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		Low Sat 9:53a	High Sat 4:29p	Low Sat 10:54p	High Sun 4:50a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		Low Sat 10:45a	High Sat 5:24p	Low Sat 11:39p	High Sun 5:47a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E this afternoon. Seas around 3 ft this morning, then 2 ft or less. A chance of showers until late afternoon. Swell mainly from the E with a dominant period of 5 seconds.

TONIGHT: E winds around 5 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. Swell mainly from the E with a dominant period of 6 seconds.

SUN: NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming E late. Seas around 3 ft. Swell mainly from the E with a dominant period of 6 seconds.

SUN NIGHT: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas around 3 ft. Swell mainly from the E with a dominant period of 7 seconds.

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

MON NIGHT: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

TUE: SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

TUE NIGHT: SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

WED: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

WED NIGHT: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft.

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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