Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
241 FZUS51 KPHI 020804 CWFPHI Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 402 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 60 NM offshore and Delaware Bay ANZ400-022100- 402 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY... High pressure remains offshore for the remainder of this week. A cold front passes through the region late Friday and Friday night, then becomes nearly stationary over the Mid-Atlantic this weekend. Low pressure develops on that boundary and lifts north through the region Sunday and Sunday night. High pressure returns for the start of the new week. $$ ANZ450-022100- Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 NM- 402 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. $$ ANZ451-022100- Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM- 402 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. $$ ANZ452-022100- Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM- 402 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ453-022100- Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 NM- 402 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely after midnight. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. Showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. Showers, mainly in the evening. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ454-022100- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 NM- 402 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. Showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. Showers, mainly in the evening. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ455-022100- Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 NM- 402 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds. Showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. Showers, mainly in the evening. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ431-022100- Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 402 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TODAY...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Showers, mainly in the evening. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. $$ ANZ430-022100- Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 402 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds. Showers likely in the evening. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. $$ ANZ485-022100- Waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE from 20 to 60 NM- 402 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TODAY...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds. Showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. Showers, mainly in the evening. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ483-022100- Waters from Great Egg Inlet NJ to Cape May NJ from 20 to 60 NM- 402 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds. Showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. Showers, mainly in the evening. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ482-022100- Waters from Little Egg Inlet NJ to Great Egg Inlet NJ from 20 to 60 NM- 402 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ481-022100- Waters from Manasquan Inlet NJ to Little Egg Inlet NJ from 20 to 60 NM- 402 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ480-022100- Waters from Sandy Hook NJ to Manasquan Inlet NJ from 20 to 40 NM- 402 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. $$