NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Thu 6/16

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Thu morning

Air Temperature	72° - 77°
Winds	From the South 14 - 22 mph (Gust 28 mph) 12 - 19 knots (Gust 24 knots)
Waves	2 - 5 feet
Rip Current Risk	Moderate
Ocean Temperature	65° - 72° (Normal 64° - 69°)
Sunrise/Sunset	5:25am - 8:28pm
UV Index	10 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Thu 10:06a	Low Thu 4:16p	High Thu 10:27p	Low Fri 5:04a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 9:40a	Low Thu 3:40p	High Thu 10:01p	Low Fri 4:28a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 9:54a	Low Thu 3:52p	High Thu 10:15p	Low Fri 4:40a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 9:36a	Low Thu 3:44p	High Thu 9:57p	Low Fri 4:32a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Thu 8:18a	High Thu 1:46p	Low Thu 8:21p	High Fri 2:07a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Thu 9:58a	Low Thu 4:08p	High Thu 10:17p	Low Fri 5:06a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Thu 7:52a	High Thu 12:53p	Low Thu 7:55p	High Fri 1:14a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Thu 10:44a	Low Thu 4:31p	High Thu 11:05p	Low Fri 5:35a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 9:41a	Low Thu 3:37p	High Thu 10:04p	Low Fri 4:38a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Thu 10:18a	Low Thu 4:01p	High Thu 10:47p	Low Fri 5:07a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 9:49a	Low Thu 3:40p	High Thu 10:13p	Low Fri 4:44a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Thu 10:52a	Low Thu 4:36p	High Thu 11:14p	Low Fri 5:37a

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 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

TODAY: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers this morning, then isolated showers early this afternoon. Swell mainly from the E with a dominant period of 6 seconds.

TONIGHT: S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers late in the evening. Scattered tstms after midnight. Swell mainly from the S with a dominant period of 6 seconds.

FRI: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog early in the morning. Scattered showers early in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM early in the morning. Swell mainly from the S with a dominant period of 5 seconds.

FRI NIGHT: NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt early in the evening, then 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Swell mainly from the S with a dominant period of 5 seconds.

SAT: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

SAT NIGHT: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

SUN: NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft.

SUN NIGHT: NW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.

MON: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less.

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