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
102 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

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

ANZ400-210600-
102 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
High pressure continues to build across the Mid Atlantic region
today, before shifting slightly to the south tomorrow through
Wednesday. A cold front will approach the area Wednesday night,
before slowly moving across the area on Thursday, and stalling to
our south through the weekend. High pressure builds across the
northeast states Friday into Saturday, before a couple of weather
disturbances affect the area Sunday into early next week.

$$

ANZ450-210600-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
102 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning
with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E
2 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E
2 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ451-210600-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
102 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ452-210600-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
102 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing
to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
E 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ453-210600-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
102 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ454-210600-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
102 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
11 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or
less after midnight.
.TUE...S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 4 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ455-210600-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
102 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing
to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.TUE...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 4 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ431-210600-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
102 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM,
decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.TUE...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at
3 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance
of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ430-210600-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
102 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to
1 NM or less after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.THU...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$