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

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 South 9 - 16 mph (Gust 22 mph) 8 - 14 knots (Gust 19 knots)
Ocean Temperature	77° - 80° (Normal 72° - 76°)
Air Temperature	79° - 88°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:30am - 7:20pm
UV Index	7 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		Low Fri 9:21a	High Fri 3:34p	Low Fri 10:30p	High Sat 4:11a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 8:45a	High Fri 3:08p	Low Fri 9:54p	High Sat 3:45a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 8:57a	High Fri 3:22p	Low Fri 10:06p	High Sat 3:59a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 8:49a	High Fri 3:04p	Low Fri 9:58p	High Sat 3:41a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Fri 6:52a	Low Fri 1:26p	High Fri 7:14p	Low Sat 2:35a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		Low Fri 9:19a	High Fri 3:36p	Low Fri 10:29p	High Sat 4:15a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Fri 5:59a	Low Fri 1:00p	High Fri 6:21p	Low Sat 2:09a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		Low Fri 9:43a	High Fri 4:26p	Low Fri 10:56p	High Sat 4:55a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 8:49a	High Fri 3:28p	Low Fri 10:14p	High Sat 4:07a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		Low Fri 9:05a	High Fri 3:55p	Low Fri 10:30p	High Sat 4:20a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 9:00a	High Fri 3:52p	Low Fri 10:24p	High Sat 4:32a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		Low Fri 9:50a	High Fri 4:31p	Low Fri 11:11p	High Sat 5:07a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon.

TONIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SAT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SE swell around 2 ft at 8 seconds.

SAT NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SE swell around 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.

SUN: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SE swell around 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.

SUN NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SE swell around 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers likely.

MON: W winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon and evening, then becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers through the night.

TUE: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. 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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