NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Wed 8/2

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Wed morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 2 feet
Winds	From the South 8 - 13 mph (Gust 14 mph) 7 - 11 knots (Gust 12 knots)
Ocean Temperature	67° - 78° (Normal 72° - 82°)
Air Temperature	76° - 81°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:54am - 8:10pm
UV Index	8 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Wed 8:55a	Low Wed 3:09p	High Wed 9:15p	Low Thu 3:51a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 8:29a	Low Wed 2:33p	High Wed 8:49p	Low Thu 3:15a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 8:43a	Low Wed 2:45p	High Wed 9:03p	Low Thu 3:27a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 8:25a	Low Wed 2:37p	High Wed 8:45p	Low Thu 3:19a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Wed 7:07a	High Wed 12:35p	Low Wed 7:14p	High Thu 12:55a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Wed 8:47a	Low Wed 3:03p	High Wed 9:08p	Low Thu 3:50a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Wed 6:41a	High Wed 11:42a	Low Wed 6:48p	High Thu 12:02a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Wed 9:44a	Low Wed 3:31p	High Wed 10:07p	Low Thu 4:27a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 8:35a	Low Wed 2:31p	High Wed 8:57p	Low Thu 3:21a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Wed 9:05a	Low Wed 2:56p	High Wed 9:36p	Low Thu 3:49a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Wed 8:38a	Low Wed 2:36p	High Wed 9:04p	Low Thu 3:29a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Wed 9:42a	Low Wed 3:31p	High Wed 10:06p	Low Thu 4:21a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE late. Seas around 2 ft.

TONIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. SE swell around 2 ft at 8 seconds after midnight.

THU: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. E swell around 2 ft at 7 seconds in the morning, becoming light.

THU NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. S swell 2 to 3 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight.

FRI: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. S swell 2 to 4 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon.

FRI NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. S swell 2 to 3 ft at 4 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight.

SAT: NW winds around 10 kt, becoming SW in the evening, then becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

SUN: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon, then becoming S. Seas 2 to 3 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.