NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Sun 8/20

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Sun morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 3 feet
Winds	From the Southwest 9 - 18 mph (Gust 23 mph) 8 - 16 knots (Gust 20 knots)
Ocean Temperature	69° - 75° (Normal 73° - 79°)
Air Temperature	80° - 88°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:12am - 7:48pm
UV Index	8 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Sun 11:05a	Low Sun 5:10p	High Sun 11:00p	Low Mon 5:24a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Sun 10:39a	Low Sun 4:34p	High Sun 10:34p	Low Mon 4:48a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Sun 10:53a	Low Sun 4:46p	High Sun 10:48p	Low Mon 5:00a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Sun 10:35a	Low Sun 4:38p	High Sun 10:30p	Low Mon 4:52a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Sun 9:01a	High Sun 2:45p	Low Sun 9:15p	High Mon 2:40a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Sun 10:55a	Low Sun 5:02p	High Sun 10:54p	Low Mon 5:22a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Sun 8:35a	High Sun 1:52p	Low Sun 8:49p	High Mon 1:47a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	Low Sun 5:33a	High Sun 11:56a	Low Sun 5:48p	High Sun 11:58p
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Sun 10:42a	Low Sun 4:39p	High Sun 10:44p	Low Mon 4:59a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Sun 11:13a	Low Sun 5:05p	High Sun 11:20p	Low Mon 5:24a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Sun 10:41a	Low Sun 4:46p	High Sun 10:54p	Low Mon 5:07a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	Low Sun 5:32a	High Sun 11:50a	Low Sun 5:47p	High Mon 12:00a

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 SW with gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SE swell around 2 ft at 4 seconds.

TONIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 5 seconds.

MON: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. SE swell around 2 ft at 6 seconds.

MON NIGHT: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

TUE: NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SE swell 2 to 3 ft at 4 seconds in the afternoon.

TUE NIGHT: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. E swell 2 to 3 ft at 5 seconds.

WED: NE winds around 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas around 3 ft.

THU: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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, Facebook page, and Twitter feed for your latest forecast and realtime weather updates.