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Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1223 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

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

ANZ400-181815-
1223 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
Strong low pressure will slowly move across the Canadian
Maritimes into tonight. The center of high pressure slides
mostly by to our south by later Tuesday, then weak low pressure
tracks eastward from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic Tuesday
into Wednesday. A warm front lifts north across our region
later Thursday night and Friday, followed by a weak cold front
Friday night. A secondary cold front may move through later
Saturday followed by high pressure later Sunday.

$$

ANZ450-181815-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
1223 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming
SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Rain likely after midnight.
.WED...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds. Rain likely in
the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 1 foot at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot
at 5 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance
of rain after midnight.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
rain.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

$$

ANZ451-181815-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
1223 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
NE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE
1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE
1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE
1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot
at 5 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
rain.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

$$

ANZ452-181815-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
1223 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot
at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at
9 seconds. Rain likely in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
rain.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

$$

ANZ453-181815-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
1223 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 10 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W
1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming SW
1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at
9 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
rain.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

$$

ANZ454-181815-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
1223 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 8 seconds,
becoming S 1 foot at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Rain.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.WED...E winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
10 seconds. Rain likely in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less.
.FRI...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain
in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
rain.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

$$

ANZ455-181815-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
1223 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot
at 9 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.WED...E winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds
and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. Rain likely in the morning with vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
rain.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

$$

ANZ431-181815-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
1223 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds. Rain.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds and NE 1 foot
at 2 seconds. Rain likely in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance
of rain after midnight.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
rain.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain
in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less.

$$

ANZ430-181815-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
1223 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming NW
1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Rain likely
in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance
of rain after midnight.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of rain
in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
rain.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 foot or less. A chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$