NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for July 31, 2026

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Fri morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 3 feet
Winds	From the West 4 - 8 mph (Gust 10 mph) 3 - 7 knots (Gust 9 knots)
Ocean Temperature	69° - 79° (Normal 70° - 82°)
Air Temperature	77° - 86°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:52am - 8:12pm
UV Index	8 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Fri 9:42a	Low Fri 3:53p	High Fri 9:48p	Low Sat 4:23a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 9:16a	Low Fri 3:17p	High Fri 9:22p	Low Sat 3:47a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 9:30a	Low Fri 3:29p	High Fri 9:36p	Low Sat 3:59a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 9:12a	Low Fri 3:21p	High Fri 9:18p	Low Sat 3:51a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Fri 7:54a	High Fri 1:22p	Low Fri 7:58p	High Sat 1:28a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Fri 9:32a	Low Fri 3:39p	High Fri 9:42p	Low Sat 4:18a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Fri 7:28a	High Fri 12:29p	Low Fri 7:32p	High Sat 12:35a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Fri 10:34a	Low Fri 4:16p	High Fri 10:44p	Low Sat 4:59a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 9:23a	Low Fri 3:13p	High Fri 9:33p	Low Sat 3:53a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Fri 9:55a	Low Fri 3:38p	High Fri 10:13p	Low Sat 4:23a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 9:26a	Low Fri 3:20p	High Fri 9:40p	Low Sat 4:00a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Fri 10:30a	Low Fri 4:18p	High Fri 10:45p	Low Sat 4:55a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

FRI: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.

FRI NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.

SAT: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.

SAT NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.

SUN: S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.

SUN NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.

MON: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

MON NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.

TUE: E winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

TUE NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 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 and Facebook page for your latest forecast and realtime weather updates.