NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Sat 8/20

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 South 6 - 14 mph (Gust 20 mph) 6 - 12 knots (Gust 17 knots)
Ocean Temperature	73° - 78° (Normal 73°)
Air Temperature	77° - 88°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:12am - 7:48pm
UV Index	8 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		Low Sat 9:05a	High Sat 3:21p	Low Sat 10:17p	High Sun 3:53a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Sat 8:29a	High Sat 2:55p	Low Sat 9:41p	High Sun 3:27a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Sat 8:41a	High Sat 3:09p	Low Sat 9:53p	High Sun 3:41a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Sat 8:33a	High Sat 2:51p	Low Sat 9:45p	High Sun 3:23a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Sat 6:37a	Low Sat 1:10p	High Sat 7:01p	Low Sun 2:22a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		Low Sat 9:06a	High Sat 3:26p	Low Sat 10:13p	High Sun 3:57a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Sat 5:44a	Low Sat 12:44p	High Sat 6:08p	Low Sun 1:56a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		Low Sat 9:29a	High Sat 4:03p	Low Sat 10:33p	High Sun 4:29a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Sat 8:41a	High Sat 3:16p	Low Sat 9:55p	High Sun 3:45a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		Low Sat 8:50a	High Sat 3:33p	Low Sat 10:08p	High Sun 3:51a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		Low Sat 8:44a	High Sat 3:31p	Low Sat 9:58p	High Sun 4:00a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		Low Sat 9:37a	High Sat 4:16p	Low Sat 10:46p	High Sun 4:45a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming around 10 kt late. Seas around 2 ft. Light swells, becoming E around 2 ft at 7 seconds this afternoon.

TONIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

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

SUN NIGHT: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

MON: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

MON NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.

TUE: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers through the night.

WED: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon, then becoming S in the evening, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 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.