NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Thu 8/11

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Thu morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 2 feet
Winds	From the South 5 - 12 mph (Gust 14 mph) 5 - 10 knots (Gust 12 knots)
Ocean Temperature	56° - 75° (Normal 72° - 74°)
Air Temperature	78° - 87°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:02am - 8:00pm
UV Index	6 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Thu 7:48a	Low Thu 2:01p	High Thu 8:11p	Low Fri 2:45a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 7:22a	Low Thu 1:25p	High Thu 7:45p	Low Fri 2:09a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 7:36a	Low Thu 1:37p	High Thu 7:59p	Low Fri 2:21a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 7:18a	Low Thu 1:29p	High Thu 7:41p	Low Fri 2:13a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Thu 5:59a	High Thu 11:28a	Low Thu 6:06p	High Thu 11:51p
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Thu 7:38a	Low Thu 1:54p	High Thu 8:02p	Low Fri 2:46a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Thu 5:33a	High Thu 10:35a	Low Thu 5:40p	High Thu 10:58p
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Thu 8:22a	Low Thu 2:14p	High Thu 8:48p	Low Fri 3:13a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 7:25a	Low Thu 1:23p	High Thu 7:50p	Low Fri 2:16a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Thu 7:54a	Low Thu 1:46p	High Thu 8:28p	Low Fri 2:44a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 7:32a	Low Thu 1:30p	High Thu 8:00p	Low Fri 2:28a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Thu 8:34a	Low Thu 2:22p	High Thu 9:00p	Low Fri 3:18a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

THU: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.

THU NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.

FRI: N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.

FRI NIGHT: N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.

SAT: N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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

SUN: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

MON: S winds around 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. 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.