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 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

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

ANZ400-271800-
102 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
A cold front will stall over the southern half of the area
tonight, as moisture from Tropical Cyclone Helene moves in. An
unsettled pattern will continue for the weekend and into next
week as an upper level low meanders off to the southwest. A
pattern change potentially comes by the middle of next week as a
sweeping cold front approaches.

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ANZ450-271800-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
102 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming W late. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of
tstms. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Patchy fog late. Vsby
1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less late.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely,
mainly in the evening.
.SUN...E winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ451-271800-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
102 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave
Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A slight
chance of showers, then a chance of showers late. Patchy fog.
Patchy fog late. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds.
A chance of showers. Patchy fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the
afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E
3 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A
chance of showers.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ452-271800-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
102 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave
Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of
showers late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...S winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds and SE 2 ft at
5 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds
and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Showers likely, mainly in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of
showers.
.MON NIGHT...E winds around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms after midnight.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ453-271800-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
102 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave
Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of
showers late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...S winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of
showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at
11 seconds. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in
the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at
10 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms after midnight.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ454-271800-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
102 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of
showers late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of
showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds and SE 3 ft at
5 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ455-271800-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
102 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave
Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of
showers late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 11 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 4 ft at
11 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ431-271800-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
102 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of
showers late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds. A
chance of showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely with
a chance of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds.
A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ430-271800-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
102 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of
showers late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming E with gusts up to 20 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at
5 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Showers likely.
Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds, becoming
SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in
the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$