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

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 - 14 mph (Gust 17 mph) 7 - 12 knots (Gust 15 knots)
Ocean Temperature	67° - 75° (Normal 72° - 74°)
Air Temperature	78° - 89°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:55am - 8:09pm
UV Index	9 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	Low Wed 6:05a	High Wed 12:30p	Low Wed 6:31p	High Thu 12:30a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean	Low Wed 5:29a	High Wed 12:04p	Low Wed 5:55p	High Thu 12:04a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	Low Wed 5:41a	High Wed 12:18p	Low Wed 6:07p	High Thu 12:18a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean	Low Wed 5:33a	High Wed 12:00p	Low Wed 5:59p	High Thu 12:00a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Wed 10:10a	High Wed 4:10p	Low Wed 10:36p	High Thu 4:10a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	Low Wed 6:10a	High Wed 12:20p	Low Wed 6:31p	High Thu 12:21a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Wed 9:44a	High Wed 3:17p	Low Wed 10:10p	High Thu 3:17a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	Low Wed 6:47a	High Wed 1:13p	Low Wed 7:10p	High Thu 1:12a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	Low Wed 5:46a	High Wed 12:00p	Low Wed 6:07p	High Thu 12:02a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	Low Wed 6:12a	High Wed 12:33p	Low Wed 6:34p	High Thu 12:40a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	Low Wed 5:55a	High Wed 12:06p	Low Wed 6:17p	High Thu 12:19a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	Low Wed 6:51a	High Wed 1:13p	Low Wed 7:13p	High Thu 1:24a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

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

TONIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

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.

THU NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

FRI: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

FRI NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.

SAT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.

SUN: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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.

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