NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Fri 8/9

Advisories

HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. Life-threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone. Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

TORNADO WATCH in effect until 2 p.m. for most of New Jersey except Monmouth & Middlesex counties

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Fri morning

Rip Current Risk	High
Waves	3 - 7 feet
Winds	From the Southeast 19 - 28 mph (Gust 36 mph) 16 - 24 knots (Gust 31 knots)
Ocean Temperature	57° - 73° (Normal 72° - 82°)
Air Temperature	78° - 85°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:02am - 8:00pm
UV Index	9 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	Low Fri 5:33a	High Fri 11:58a	Low Fri 5:52p	High Fri 11:56p
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 11:32a	Low Fri 5:16p	High Fri 11:30p	Low Sat 5:28a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	Low Fri 5:09a	High Fri 11:46a	Low Fri 5:28p	High Fri 11:44p
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean	Low Fri 5:01a	High Fri 11:28a	Low Fri 5:20p	High Fri 11:26p
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Fri 9:38a	High Fri 3:38p	Low Fri 9:57p	High Sat 3:36a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	Low Fri 5:37a	High Fri 11:48a	Low Fri 5:51p	High Fri 11:46p
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Fri 9:12a	High Fri 2:45p	Low Fri 9:31p	High Sat 2:43a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	Low Fri 6:16a	High Fri 12:41p	Low Fri 6:36p	High Sat 12:42a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	Low Fri 5:14a	High Fri 11:29a	Low Fri 5:28p	High Fri 11:30p
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	Low Fri 5:35a	High Fri 11:52a	Low Fri 5:51p	High Fri 11:58p
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	Low Fri 5:15a	High Fri 11:26a	Low Fri 5:31p	High Fri 11:37p
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	Low Fri 6:15a	High Fri 12:33p	Low Fri 6:31p	High Sat 12:42a

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Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

FRI: SE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming S 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 5 seconds, becoming SE 8 ft at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms.

FRI NIGHT: S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 8 seconds. Widespread showers and scattered tstms, mainly in the evening. Vsby 1 to 3 NM after midnight.

SAT: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds, becoming SE 5 ft at 8 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

SAT NIGHT: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds.

SUN: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.

SUN NIGHT: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

MON: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

MON NIGHT: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

TUE: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.

TUE NIGHT: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 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.

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