NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Tue 9/20

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Tue morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 3 feet
Winds	From the Northwest 10 - 17 mph (Gust 23 mph) 8 - 15 knots (Gust 20 knots)
Ocean Temperature	74° - 81° (Normal 66° - 70°)
Air Temperature	76° - 81°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:41am - 7:00pm
UV Index	6 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		Low Tue 10:28a	High Tue 4:35p	Low Tue 11:25p	High Wed 5:18a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Tue 9:52a	High Tue 4:09p	Low Tue 10:49p	High Wed 4:52a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Tue 10:04a	High Tue 4:23p	Low Tue 11:01p	High Wed 5:06a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Tue 9:56a	High Tue 4:05p	Low Tue 10:53p	High Wed 4:48a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Tue 8:01a	Low Tue 2:33p	High Tue 8:15p	Low Wed 3:30a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		Low Tue 10:16a	High Tue 4:32p	Low Tue 11:16p	High Wed 5:13a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Tue 7:08a	Low Tue 2:07p	High Tue 7:22p	Low Wed 3:04a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		Low Tue 10:42a	High Tue 5:14p	Low Tue 11:48p	High Wed 5:49a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Tue 9:57a	High Tue 4:30p	Low Tue 11:09p	High Wed 5:06a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		Low Tue 10:06a	High Tue 4:52p	Low Tue 11:25p	High Wed 5:15a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		Low Tue 10:04a	High Tue 4:50p	Low Tue 11:15p	High Wed 5:20a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Tue 5:07a	Low Tue 10:51a	High Tue 5:27p	Low Wed 12:00a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TUE: NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. S swell 2 to 3 ft at 4 seconds, becoming NW around 2 ft at 3 seconds in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

TUE NIGHT: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. NE swell around 2 ft at 6 seconds, becoming SE at 7 seconds after midnight.

WED: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SE swell around 2 ft at 7 seconds. Light swells.

WED NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. S swell 2 to 4 ft at 5 seconds. Light swells. A chance of showers after midnight.

THU: W winds around 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. S swell 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds. Light swells. Showers likely.

THU NIGHT: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. SE swell 2 to 5 ft at 13 seconds. Light swells. A chance of showers in the evening.

FRI: NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.

SAT: NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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.