Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
593 FZUS51 KPHI 092003 CWFPHI Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 401 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025 Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 20 NM offshore and Delaware Bay ANZ400-100900- 401 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY... High pressure will continue to build into the area through tonight. It will then shift offshore Friday into Saturday. A coastal storm with significant impacts is expected to affect the region by Sunday and into early next week. Conditions improve as we get towards the middle of next week. $$ ANZ450-100900- Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 401 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 15 seconds, becoming E 8 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 15 seconds. Rain. .SUN...NE winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 11 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 11 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot at 14 seconds, becoming E 14 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 35 to 40 kt with gusts up to 55 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. Rain. .MON...NE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Rain with a chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. A chance of tstms in the evening. Rain likely. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ451-100900- Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 401 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds, becoming SE 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 15 seconds, becoming E 9 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 15 seconds. Rain. .SUN...NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Gusts up to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft, building to 12 to 16 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 13 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot at 14 seconds, becoming E 16 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 35 to 45 kt with gusts up to 55 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. Rain. A chance of tstms after midnight. .MON...NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. Rain with a chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 to 16 ft, subsiding to 11 to 14 ft after midnight. A chance of tstms in the evening. Rain likely. .TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ452-100900- Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 401 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds, becoming E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 16 seconds, becoming E 9 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 15 seconds. Rain. .SUN...NE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft, building to 12 to 17 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 14 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot at 14 seconds, becoming E 17 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 35 to 45 kt with gusts up to 55 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. Rain with a chance of tstms. .MON...NE winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 14 to 18 ft, subsiding to 12 to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain with a chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. Rain likely. .TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. A chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ453-100900- Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm- 401 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds, becoming E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 15 seconds, becoming SE 9 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 15 seconds. Rain. .SUN...NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Gusts up to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft, building to 12 to 16 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 13 ft at 9 seconds, becoming E 16 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Gusts up to 55 kt in the evening. Seas 13 to 18 ft. Rain with a chance of tstms. .MON...N winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 17 ft, subsiding to 11 to 15 ft in the afternoon. A chance of tstms. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft, subsiding to 10 to 13 ft after midnight. A chance of tstms in the evening. Rain likely. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. A chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ454-100900- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm- 401 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds, becoming E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 7 seconds, becoming E 9 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 15 seconds. Rain. .SUN...NE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft, building to 12 to 16 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 13 ft at 9 seconds, becoming E 16 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Rain with a chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. A chance of tstms. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. Rain likely. .TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. A chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ455-100900- Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm- 401 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. .FRI...E winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds, becoming E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 15 seconds, becoming E 9 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot at 15 seconds. Rain. .SUN...NE winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, increasing to 35 to 45 kt with gusts up to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 13 ft, building to 12 to 17 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 13 ft at 9 seconds, becoming E 16 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Gusts up to 55 kt in the evening. Seas 14 to 18 ft. Rain with a chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Rain likely with a chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. Rain likely. .TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. A chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ431-100900- Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 401 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. .FRI...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming NE 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 4 ft at 8 seconds. Rain. .SUN...NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 8 seconds. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain with a chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of tstms. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. Rain likely. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ430-100900- Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 401 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRI...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 4 seconds. Rain. .SUN...NE winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain with a chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$