NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Thu 8/3

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Thu morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	2 - 4 feet
Winds	From the South 12 - 24 mph (Gust 29 mph) 11 - 21 knots (Gust 25 knots)
Ocean Temperature	68° - 78° (Normal 72° - 82°)
Air Temperature	76° - 83°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:55am - 8:09pm
UV Index	8 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Thu 9:48a	Low Thu 4:03p	High Thu 10:07p	Low Fri 4:38a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 9:22a	Low Thu 3:27p	High Thu 9:41p	Low Fri 4:02a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 9:36a	Low Thu 3:39p	High Thu 9:55p	Low Fri 4:14a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 9:18a	Low Thu 3:31p	High Thu 9:37p	Low Fri 4:06a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Thu 7:56a	High Thu 1:28p	Low Thu 8:08p	High Fri 1:47a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Thu 9:39a	Low Thu 3:56p	High Thu 9:59p	Low Fri 4:38a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Thu 7:30a	High Thu 12:35p	Low Thu 7:42p	High Fri 12:54a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Thu 10:37a	Low Thu 4:27p	High Thu 10:58p	Low Fri 5:15a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 9:26a	Low Thu 3:24p	High Thu 9:47p	Low Fri 4:08a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Thu 9:59a	Low Thu 3:50p	High Thu 10:26p	Low Fri 4:36a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 9:31a	Low Thu 3:29p	High Thu 9:55p	Low Fri 4:16a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Thu 10:34a	Low Thu 4:25p	High Thu 10:57p	Low Fri 5:10a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

THU: 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. SE swell up to 2 ft at 7 seconds.

THU NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SE swell around 2 ft at 7 seconds.

FRI: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SE swell around 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.

FRI NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. E swell 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.

SAT: NW winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. E swell 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of tstms in the morning.

SAT NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. E swell around 2 ft at 7 seconds in the evening.

SUN: NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon and evening, then becoming S after midnight. Seas around 3 ft.

MON: S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. 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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