NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for July 27, 2026

Advisories

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At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Mon morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 3 feet
Winds	From the West 5 - 12 mph (Gust 14 mph) 4 - 10 knots (Gust 12 knots)
Ocean Temperature	71° - 83° (Normal 70° - 82°)
Air Temperature	77° - 86°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:49am - 8:16pm
UV Index	8 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Mon 7:06a	Low Mon 1:00p	High Mon 7:20p	Low Tue 1:50a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Mon 6:40a	Low Mon 12:24p	High Mon 6:54p	Low Tue 1:14a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Mon 6:54a	Low Mon 12:36p	High Mon 7:08p	Low Tue 1:26a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Mon 6:36a	Low Mon 12:28p	High Mon 6:50p	Low Tue 1:18a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Mon 5:11a	High Mon 10:46a	Low Mon 5:05p	High Mon 11:00p
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Mon 6:57a	Low Mon 12:54p	High Mon 7:10p	Low Tue 1:52a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay		High Mon 9:53a	Low Mon 4:39p	High Mon 10:07p	Low Tue 5:29a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Mon 7:45a	Low Mon 1:25p	High Mon 8:05p	Low Tue 2:31a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Mon 6:44a	Low Mon 12:33p	High Mon 7:03p	Low Tue 1:38a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Mon 7:01a	Low Mon 12:51p	High Mon 7:35p	Low Tue 2:01a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Mon 6:54a	Low Mon 12:41p	High Mon 7:15p	Low Tue 1:47a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Mon 7:51a	Low Mon 1:35p	High Mon 8:11p	Low Tue 2:35a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late this morning, then increasing to 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon.

TONIGHT: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds.

TUE: S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

TUE NIGHT: S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. Showers and tstms.

WED: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely.

WED NIGHT: NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.

THU: NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.

THU NIGHT: NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.

FRI: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

FRI NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 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.

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