NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for Sept. 26, 2025

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Fri morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	2 - 3 feet
Winds	From the West 5 - 10 mph (Gust 13 mph) 4 - 9 knots (Gust 11 knots)
Ocean Temperature	71° - 74° (Normal 66° - 70°)
Air Temperature	75° - 82°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:47am - 6:51pm
UV Index	6 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Fri 11:13a	Low Fri 5:34p	High Fri 11:35p	Low Sat 5:25a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 10:47a	Low Fri 4:58p	High Fri 11:09p	Low Sat 4:49a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 11:01a	Low Fri 5:10p	High Fri 11:23p	Low Sat 5:01a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 10:43a	Low Fri 5:02p	High Fri 11:05p	Low Sat 4:53a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Fri 9:00a	High Fri 2:53p	Low Fri 9:39p	High Sat 3:15a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Fri 11:11a	Low Fri 5:41p	High Fri 11:31p	Low Sat 5:27a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Fri 8:34a	High Fri 2:00p	Low Fri 9:13p	High Sat 2:22a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	Low Fri 5:30a	High Fri 12:07p	Low Fri 6:25p	High Sat 12:24a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 10:50a	Low Fri 5:15p	High Fri 11:06p	Low Sat 4:58a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Fri 11:20a	Low Fri 5:40p	High Fri 11:31p	Low Sat 5:16a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 10:51a	Low Fri 5:15p	High Fri 11:11p	Low Sat 5:06a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	Low Fri 5:35a	High Fri 12:02p	Low Fri 6:16p	High Sat 12:21a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: W winds around 5 kt, becoming S late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this morning.

TONIGHT: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.

SAT: NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.

SAT NIGHT: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely.

SUN: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.

SUN NIGHT: NE winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.

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

MON NIGHT: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.

TUE: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning.

TUE NIGHT: NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

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.

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