NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Fri 6/17

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Fri morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	2 - 4 feet
Winds	From the West 12 - 18 mph (Gust 26 mph) 11 - 16 knots (Gust 23 knots)
Ocean Temperature	66° - 71° (Normal 64° - 69°)
Air Temperature	82° - 94°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:25am - 8:29pm
UV Index	9 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	Low Fri 5:04a	High Fri 11:06a	Low Fri 5:10p	High Fri 11:26p
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 10:40a	Low Fri 4:34p	High Fri 11:00p	Low Sat 5:20a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 10:54a	Low Fri 4:46p	High Fri 11:14p	Low Sat 5:32a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 10:36a	Low Fri 4:38p	High Fri 10:56p	Low Sat 5:24a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Fri 9:09a	High Fri 2:46p	Low Fri 9:15p	High Sat 3:06a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	Low Fri 5:06a	High Fri 10:55a	Low Fri 5:04p	High Fri 11:14p
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Fri 8:43a	High Fri 1:53p	Low Fri 8:49p	High Sat 2:13a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	Low Fri 5:35a	High Fri 11:39a	Low Fri 5:27p	High Fri 11:59p
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 10:39a	Low Fri 4:35p	High Fri 11:00p	Low Sat 5:34a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	Low Fri 5:07a	High Fri 11:14a	Low Fri 4:58p	High Fri 11:41p
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Fri 10:46a	Low Fri 4:36p	High Fri 11:09p	Low Sat 5:41a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	Low Fri 5:37a	High Fri 11:48a	Low Fri 5:34p	High Sat 12:09a

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 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT

TODAY: SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog early this morning. Isolated tstms this afternoon. Swell mainly from the S with a dominant period of 5 seconds.

TONIGHT: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Swell mainly from the S with a dominant period of 7 seconds.

SAT: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Swell mainly from the NW with a dominant period of 5 seconds.

SAT NIGHT: NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Swell mainly from the N with a dominant period of 5 seconds.

SUN: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

MON: NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then 2 ft or less.

MON NIGHT: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less.

TUE: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less.

TUE NIGHT: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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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.