NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Sun 7/24

Advisories

--Heat and humidity continue — the heat index at the beaches on Sunday will be well into the 90s.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Sun morning

Rip Current Risk	Moderate
Waves	2 - 5 feet
Winds	From the Southwest 14 - 23 mph (Gust 31 mph) 12 - 20 knots (Gust 27 knots)
Ocean Temperature	58° - 78° (Normal 70° - 74°)
Air Temperature	82° - 98°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:46am - 8:19pm
UV Index	9 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	High Sun 5:23a	Low Sun 11:26a	High Sun 5:46p	Low Mon 12:26a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Sun 10:50a	High Sun 5:20p	Low Sun 11:50p	High Mon 5:52a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean	High Sun 5:11a	Low Sun 11:02a	High Sun 5:34p	Low Mon 12:02a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Sun 10:54a	High Sun 5:16p	Low Sun 11:54p	High Mon 5:48a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Sun 9:03a	Low Sun 3:31p	High Sun 9:26p	Low Mon 4:31a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay	High Sun 5:21a	Low Sun 11:19a	High Sun 5:43p	Low Mon 12:25a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Sun 8:10a	Low Sun 3:05p	High Sun 8:33p	Low Mon 4:05a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	High Sun 5:56a	Low Sun 11:47a	High Sun 6:23p	Low Mon 12:53a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean	High Sun 5:11a	Low Sun 11:02a	High Sun 5:37p	Low Mon 12:12a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet	High Sun 5:21a	Low Sun 11:14a	High Sun 5:56p	Low Mon 12:29a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean	High Sun 5:27a	Low Sun 11:09a	High Sun 5:53p	Low Mon 12:22a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Sun 6:15a	Low Sun 12:00p	High Sun 6:40p	Low Mon 1:13a

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 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING

TODAY: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Swell mainly from the S with a dominant period of 5 seconds.

TONIGHT: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Swell mainly from the S with a dominant period of 6 seconds.

MON: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of tstms early in the afternoon. Tstms likely late. Swell mainly from the S with a dominant period of 6 seconds.

MON NIGHT: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Tstms likely until early morning, then a chance of showers late. Swell mainly from the S with a dominant period of 7 seconds.

TUE: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms in the morning.

TUE NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.

WED: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then 2 ft or less. A chance of showers in the afternoon.

WED NIGHT: SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers.

THU: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.

THU NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of 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.