NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for July 16, 2026

Advisories

AIR QUALITY ALERT in effect until midnight. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for ground level ozone and fine particulates.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Thu morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 2 feet
Winds	From the West 6 - 8 mph (Gust 13 mph) 5 - 7 knots (Gust 11 knots)
Ocean Temperature	71° - 82° (Normal 70° - 82°)
Air Temperature	82° - 93°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:39am - 8:25pm
UV Index	6 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Thu 10:09a	Low Thu 4:15p	High Thu 10:22p	Low Fri 4:56a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 9:43a	Low Thu 3:39p	High Thu 9:56p	Low Fri 4:20a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 9:57a	Low Thu 3:51p	High Thu 10:10p	Low Fri 4:32a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 9:39a	Low Thu 3:43p	High Thu 9:52p	Low Fri 4:24a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Thu 8:15a	High Thu 1:49p	Low Thu 8:20p	High Fri 2:02a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Thu 9:57a	Low Thu 4:07p	High Thu 10:13p	Low Fri 4:58a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Thu 7:49a	High Thu 12:56p	Low Thu 7:54p	High Fri 1:09a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Thu 10:53a	Low Thu 4:39p	High Thu 11:11p	Low Fri 5:34a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 9:47a	Low Thu 3:39p	High Thu 10:02p	Low Fri 4:30a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Thu 10:18a	Low Thu 4:04p	High Thu 10:40p	Low Fri 4:55a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Thu 9:51a	Low Thu 3:44p	High Thu 10:13p	Low Fri 4:35a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Thu 10:53a	Low Thu 4:41p	High Thu 11:12p	Low Fri 5:32a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

THU: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Smoke. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

THU NIGHT: NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. Smoke. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.

FRI: NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds. Smoke in the morning, then patchy smoke in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.

FRI NIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy smoke in the evening.

SAT: 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. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers in the afternoon.

SAT NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers.

SUN: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.

SUN NIGHT: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

MON: NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

MON NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. 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 and Facebook page for your latest forecast and realtime weather updates.