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
1236 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

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

ANZ400-291700-
1236 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
A cold front approaches the region from the northwest tonight,
then moves through later Wednesday into Wednesday night before
moving offshore. Surface high pressure builds in thereafter,
holding influence over the region Thursday into Sunday.
Unsettled conditions could return late in the weekend into the
beginning of next week thanks to the next low pressure system
and associated fronts.

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ANZ450-291700-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
1236 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ451-291700-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
1236 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ452-291700-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
1236 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ453-291700-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
1236 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ454-291700-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
1236 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WED...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 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: NW
2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ455-291700-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
1236 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ431-291700-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
1236 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.WED...W winds around 5 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 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW 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. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ430-291700-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
1236 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 2 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 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: NW
1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SAT...NW winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. 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.

$$