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
401 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

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

ANZ400-202200-
401 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
High pressure builds in through Thursday. This high moves off to the
east Friday as the next wave of low pressure approaches and moves
through the area Friday night. High pressure then builds in behind
this system through the weekend continuing into early next week.
Another low pressure system looks to affect the area towards the
middle of next week.

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ANZ450-202200-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
401 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt late.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 5 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds.
A chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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ANZ451-202200-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
401 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 1 foot at 2 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. A
chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.

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ANZ452-202200-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
401 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and W 1 foot at
2 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 3 seconds and NE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.

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ANZ453-202200-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
401 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
A chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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ANZ454-202200-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
401 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
A chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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ANZ455-202200-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
401 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
6 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 5 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
A chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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ANZ431-202200-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
401 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TODAY...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at
5 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds
and S 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft after midnight.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.

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ANZ430-202200-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
401 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TODAY...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.

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