NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Sat 9/24

Advisories

—High Risk of Rip Currents for the Jersey Shore once again. Surf conditions will be very rough and very dangerous.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Sat morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	2 - 5 feet
Winds	From the West 10 - 17 mph (Gust 22 mph) 9 - 15 knots (Gust 19 knots)
Ocean Temperature	70° - 76° (Normal 66° - 70°)
Air Temperature	69° - 70°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:45am - 6:54pm
UV Index	5 (Moderate)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Sat 7:33a	Low Sat 1:37p	High Sat 7:40p	Low Sun 2:07a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 7:07a	Low Sat 1:01p	High Sat 7:14p	Low Sun 1:31a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 7:21a	Low Sat 1:13p	High Sat 7:28p	Low Sun 1:43a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 7:03a	Low Sat 1:05p	High Sat 7:10p	Low Sun 1:35a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Sat 5:34a	High Sat 11:13a	Low Sat 5:42p	High Sat 11:20p
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Sat 7:20a	Low Sat 1:27p	High Sat 7:28p	Low Sun 2:03a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Sat 5:08a	High Sat 10:20a	Low Sat 5:16p	High Sat 10:27p
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Sat 8:07a	Low Sat 1:58p	High Sat 8:17p	Low Sun 2:36a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 7:11a	Low Sat 1:05p	High Sat 7:21p	Low Sun 1:38a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Sat 7:34a	Low Sat 1:29p	High Sat 7:53p	Low Sun 2:05a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Sat 7:13a	Low Sat 1:16p	High Sat 7:30p	Low Sun 1:46a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Sat 8:14a	Low Sat 2:07p	High Sat 8:30p	Low Sun 2:37a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON

TODAY: NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SE swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. Light swells.

TONIGHT: W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. SE swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds, becoming S at 6 seconds after midnight.

SUN: SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SW swell 2 to 5 ft at 4 seconds. Light swells. A chance of showers in the afternoon.

SUN NIGHT: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. S swell 3 to 6 ft at 5 seconds. Light swells. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.

MON: SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. S swell 2 to 5 ft at 6 seconds. Light swells.

MON NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. S swell 2 to 4 ft at 5 seconds. Light swells.

TUE: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

WED: NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight. 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.