NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Sun 5/18

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Sun morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 4 feet
Winds	From the West 18 - 23 mph (Gust 36 mph) 16 - 20 knots (Gust 31 knots)
Ocean Temperature	55° - 68° (Normal 58° - 62°)
Air Temperature	68° - 75°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:37am - 8:08pm
UV Index	7 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	Low Sun 6:29a	High Sun 12:40p	Low Sun 6:16p	High Mon 12:44a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean	Low Sun 5:53a	High Sun 12:14p	Low Sun 5:40p	High Mon 12:18a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	Low Sun 6:05a	High Sun 12:28p	Low Sun 5:52p	High Mon 12:32a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean	Low Sun 5:57a	High Sun 12:10p	Low Sun 5:44p	High Mon 12:14a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Sun 10:34a	High Sun 4:20p	Low Sun 10:21p	High Mon 4:24a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	Low Sun 6:38a	High Sun 12:26p	Low Sun 6:16p	High Mon 12:37a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Sun 10:08a	High Sun 3:27p	Low Sun 9:55p	High Mon 3:31a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	Low Sun 7:24a	High Sun 1:29p	Low Sun 6:59p	High Mon 1:40a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	Low Sun 6:16a	High Sun 12:11p	Low Sun 5:55p	High Mon 12:23a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	Low Sun 6:44a	High Sun 12:37p	Low Sun 6:19p	High Mon 1:01a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	Low Sun 6:24a	High Sun 12:15p	Low Sun 6:09p	High Mon 12:34a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	Low Sun 7:12a	High Sun 1:20p	Low Sun 7:09p	High Mon 1:39a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON

TODAY: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.

TONIGHT: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds.

MON: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.

MON NIGHT: NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.

TUE: NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.

TUE NIGHT: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.

WED: E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Showers.

WED NIGHT: E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Showers.

THU: NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Showers.

THU NIGHT: N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 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, Facebook page, and Twitter feed for your latest forecast and realtime weather updates.