NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for Oct. 3, 2025

Advisories

MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the surf zone.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Fri morning

Rip Current Risk	Moderate
Waves	2 - 4 feet
Winds	From the West 3 - 6 mph (Gust 9 mph) 3 - 5 knots (Gust 8 knots)
Ocean Temperature	68° - 73° (Normal 60° - 63°)
Air Temperature	68° - 73°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:54am - 6:40pm
UV Index	5 (Moderate)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	High Fri 5:09a	Low Fri 11:24a	High Fri 5:28p	Low Sat 12:00a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 10:48a	High Fri 5:02p	Low Fri 11:24p	High Sat 5:36a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 11:00a	High Fri 5:16p	Low Fri 11:36p	High Sat 5:50a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 10:52a	High Fri 4:58p	Low Fri 11:28p	High Sat 5:32a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Fri 8:49a	Low Fri 3:29p	High Fri 9:08p	Low Sat 4:05a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	High Fri 5:04a	Low Fri 11:12a	High Fri 5:19p	Low Fri 11:53p
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Fri 7:56a	Low Fri 3:03p	High Fri 8:15p	Low Sat 3:39a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	High Fri 5:59a	Low Fri 11:45a	High Fri 6:17p	Low Sat 12:33a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 10:48a	High Fri 5:10p	Low Fri 11:34p	High Sat 5:40a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	High Fri 5:11a	Low Fri 11:05a	High Fri 5:44p	Low Fri 11:58p
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	High Fri 5:04a	Low Fri 10:57a	High Fri 5:23p	Low Fri 11:44p
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Fri 5:53a	Low Fri 11:47a	High Fri 6:17p	Low Sat 12:30a

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 this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.

TONIGHT: SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds.

SAT: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds.

SAT NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds.

SUN: W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds.

SUN NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds.

MON: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

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

TUE: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

TUE NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers.

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.