Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
564 FZUS51 KPHI 042056 CWFPHI Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 456 PM EDT Thu Sep 4 2025 Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 20 NM offshore and Delaware Bay ANZ400-050915- 456 PM EDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY... A weakening cold front will bring scattered showers and thunderstorms to the waters into tonight before dissipating. A stronger cold front will arrive Saturday, bringing potential for more widespread showers and storms. Canadian high pressure will build into the region through the middle of next week. $$ ANZ450-050915- Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 456 PM EDT Thu Sep 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms late this evening and early morning. A slight chance of showers late. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ451-050915- Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 456 PM EDT Thu Sep 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ452-050915- Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 456 PM EDT Thu Sep 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W around 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ453-050915- Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm- 456 PM EDT Thu Sep 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ454-050915- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm- 456 PM EDT Thu Sep 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ455-050915- Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm- 456 PM EDT Thu Sep 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ431-050915- Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 456 PM EDT Thu Sep 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms late this evening. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Showers likely. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ430-050915- Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 456 PM EDT Thu Sep 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms late this evening and early morning. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 5 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds, becoming W 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of tstms in the evening. Showers likely. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$