NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Fri 7/12

Advisories

MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the surf zone.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Fri morning

Rip Current Risk	Moderate
Waves	2 - 4 feet
Winds	From the South 8 - 14 mph (Gust 18 mph) 6 - 12 knots (Gust 16 knots)
Ocean Temperature	60° - 78° (Normal 69° - 82°)
Air Temperature	75° - 85°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:37am - 8:26pm
UV Index	10 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	Low Fri 6:56a	High Fri 1:29p	Low Fri 7:19p	High Sat 1:26a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean	Low Fri 6:20a	High Fri 1:03p	Low Fri 6:43p	High Sat 1:00a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	Low Fri 6:32a	High Fri 1:17p	Low Fri 6:55p	High Sat 1:14a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean	Low Fri 6:24a	High Fri 12:59p	Low Fri 6:47p	High Sat 12:56a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Fri 11:01a	High Fri 5:09p	Low Fri 11:24p	High Sat 5:06a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	Low Fri 7:06a	High Fri 1:19p	Low Fri 7:20p	High Sat 1:11a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Fri 10:35a	High Fri 4:16p	Low Fri 10:58p	High Sat 4:13a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	Low Fri 7:43a	High Fri 2:07p	Low Fri 8:02p	High Sat 2:06a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	Low Fri 6:44a	High Fri 12:58p	Low Fri 6:57p	High Sat 12:54a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	Low Fri 7:01a	High Fri 1:15p	Low Fri 7:17p	High Sat 1:19a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	Low Fri 6:47a	High Fri 12:57p	Low Fri 7:02p	High Sat 1:03a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	Low Fri 7:40a	High Fri 2:00p	Low Fri 7:57p	High Sat 2:06a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. Patchy fog this afternoon. A chance of tstms this morning. Showers likely. Tstms likely this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

TONIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

SAT: S winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.

SAT NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

SUN: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

SUN NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.

MON: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

MON NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

TUE: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

TUE NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 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, Facebook page, and Twitter feed for your latest forecast and realtime weather updates.