NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Thu 7/28

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Thu morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 3 feet
Winds	From the Southwest 9 - 17 mph (Gust 23 mph) 8 - 15 knots (Gust 20 knots)
Ocean Temperature	60° - 75° (Normal 70° - 74°)
Air Temperature	81° - 92°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:49am - 8:15pm
UV Index	8 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Thu 8:32a	Low Thu 2:28p	High Thu 8:37p	Low Fri 3:17a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 8:06a	Low Thu 1:52p	High Thu 8:11p	Low Fri 2:41a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 8:20a	Low Thu 2:04p	High Thu 8:25p	Low Fri 2:53a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 8:02a	Low Thu 1:56p	High Thu 8:07p	Low Fri 2:45a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Thu 6:42a	High Thu 12:12p	Low Thu 6:33p	High Fri 12:17a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Thu 8:22a	Low Thu 2:17p	High Thu 8:27p	Low Fri 3:14a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Thu 6:16a	High Thu 11:19a	Low Thu 6:07p	High Thu 11:24p
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Thu 9:04a	Low Thu 2:45p	High Thu 9:15p	Low Fri 3:47a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 8:10a	Low Thu 1:54p	High Thu 8:20p	Low Fri 2:54a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Thu 8:36a	Low Thu 2:16p	High Thu 8:54p	Low Fri 3:19a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 8:12a	Low Thu 2:01p	High Thu 8:30p	Low Fri 2:57a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Thu 9:16a	Low Thu 2:56p	High Thu 9:29p	Low Fri 3:50a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms this morning, then a slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. S swell around 2 ft at 6 seconds. Light swells.

TONIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

FRI: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.

FRI NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.

SAT: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SAT NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SUN: N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon, then becoming SW. Seas around 2 ft.

MON: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers 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.

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