NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Thu 5/26

Advisories

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At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Thu morning

Air Temperature	64° - 69°
Winds	From the Southeast 11 - 16 mph (Gust 22 mph) 9 - 14 knots (Gust 19 knots)
Waves	2 - 4 feet
Rip Current Risk	High
Ocean Temperature	58° - 64° (Normal 58° - 62°)
Sunrise/Sunset	5:31am - 8:15pm
UV Index	7 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	High Thu 5:31a	Low Thu 11:49a	High Thu 6:05p	Low Fri 12:31a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 5:05a	Low Thu 11:13a	High Thu 5:39p	Low Thu 11:55p
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 5:19a	Low Thu 11:25a	High Thu 5:53p	Low Fri 12:07a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 5:01a	Low Thu 11:17a	High Thu 5:35p	Low Thu 11:59p
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Thu 9:11a	Low Thu 3:54p	High Thu 9:45p	Low Fri 4:36a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	High Thu 5:27a	Low Thu 11:46a	High Thu 5:59p	Low Fri 12:29a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Thu 8:18a	Low Thu 3:28p	High Thu 8:52p	Low Fri 4:10a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	High Thu 6:05a	Low Thu 12:12p	High Thu 6:39p	Low Fri 12:53a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 5:20a	Low Thu 11:27a	High Thu 5:54p	Low Fri 12:09a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	High Thu 5:44a	Low Thu 11:44a	High Thu 6:11p	Low Fri 12:26a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	High Thu 5:35a	Low Thu 11:37a	High Thu 6:07p	Low Fri 12:19a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Thu 6:27a	Low Thu 12:30p	High Thu 6:57p	Low Fri 1:15a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT

TODAY: SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Swell mainly from the E with a dominant period of 8 seconds.

TONIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and drizzle. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. Swell mainly from the SE with a dominant period of 8 seconds.

FRI: S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and drizzle early in the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM early in the morning. Swell mainly from the SE with a dominant period of 6 seconds.

FRI NIGHT: S winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening. Swell mainly from the SE with a dominant period of 6 seconds.

SAT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon.

SAT NIGHT: W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.

SUN: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft.

SUN NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 3 ft.

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

MON NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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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.