NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Sat 5/17

Advisories

--Slight chance of spotty showers and thunderstorms Saturday.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Sat morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 3 feet
Winds	From the Southwest 9 - 14 mph (Gust 23 mph) 8 - 12 knots (Gust 20 knots)
Ocean Temperature	60° - 65° (Normal 58° - 62°)
Air Temperature	71° - 84°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:38am - 8:07pm
UV Index	8 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	Low Sat 5:45a	High Sat 11:46a	Low Sat 5:28p	High Sat 11:48p
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean	Low Sat 5:09a	High Sat 11:20a	Low Sat 4:52p	High Sat 11:22p
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	Low Sat 5:21a	High Sat 11:34a	Low Sat 5:04p	High Sat 11:36p
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean	Low Sat 5:13a	High Sat 11:16a	Low Sat 4:56p	High Sat 11:18p
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Sat 9:50a	High Sat 3:26p	Low Sat 9:33p	High Sun 3:28a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	Low Sat 5:50a	High Sat 11:35a	Low Sat 5:21p	High Sat 11:45p
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Sat 9:24a	High Sat 2:33p	Low Sat 9:07p	High Sun 2:35a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	Low Sat 6:37a	High Sat 12:39p	Low Sat 6:03p	High Sun 12:49a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	Low Sat 5:27a	High Sat 11:20a	Low Sat 4:59p	High Sat 11:32p
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	Low Sat 5:57a	High Sat 11:50a	Low Sat 5:24p	High Sun 12:12a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	Low Sat 5:32a	High Sat 11:23a	Low Sat 5:12p	High Sat 11:42p
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	Low Sat 6:25a	High Sat 12:31p	Low Sat 6:16p	High Sun 12:49a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING

TODAY: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. A chance of showers and tstms this morning, then a slight chance of showers and tstms early this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this morning.

TONIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 3 seconds.

SUN: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds.

SUN NIGHT: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds.

MON: NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.

MON NIGHT: NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.

TUE: NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.

TUE NIGHT: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

WED: E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.

WED NIGHT: E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Showers. 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.