Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ

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Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1003 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 20 NM offshore and Delaware
Bay

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1003 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
Surface low pressure system approaches the region today, bringing
some showers and thunderstorms with it, before passing offshore late
tonight. High pressure then returns and holds strong into the
weekend. Next opportunity for showers and storms could be as early
as Sunday but the associated low may not arrive until Monday or
Tuesday.

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ANZ450-300300-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
1003 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S this afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers and tstms late.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at
2 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.THU...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 6 seconds and N 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot
at 2 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ451-300300-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
1003 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S this afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers and tstms late.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of tstms.
Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.THU...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 7 seconds and N 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ452-300300-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
1003 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.REST OF TODAY...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S this afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance
of showers and tstms late.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.THU...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.SAT...N winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ453-300300-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
1003 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms late.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.THU...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
1003 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.REST OF TODAY...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S late. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at
3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms late.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.THU...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRI...N winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SAT...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ455-300300-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
1003 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming NE early this
afternoon, then becoming SE late. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance
of showers and tstms late.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms in the evening.
.THU...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRI...N winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ431-300300-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
1003 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW late. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms late.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE
1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE
1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the
evening.
.THU...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE
1 foot at 7 seconds.
.FRI...N winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE
1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot
at 6 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ430-300300-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
1003 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW late. Seas
1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this
afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms late.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
W 1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the
evening.
.THU...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
NW 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRI...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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