Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
353 FZUS51 KPHI 042104 CWFPHI Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 401 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 20 NM offshore and Delaware Bay ANZ400-051000- 401 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY... In the wake of an arctic cold front, arctic high pressure will build into our region late tonight into Friday. The high then shifts offshore into Friday night. Low pressure tracks well to our south and southeast Friday afternoon and Friday evening with high pressure arriving for much of the weekend. Another cold front however moves through later Sunday. High pressure returns for Monday and Tuesday, followed by another low pressure system around the middle of next week. $$ ANZ450-051000- Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 401 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt late this evening, then becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 1 foot at 2 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to around 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM. $$ ANZ451-051000- Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 401 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W winds around 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ452-051000- Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 401 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late this evening and early morning, then diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of snow in the morning. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...W winds around 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ453-051000- Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm- 401 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late this evening, then diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of snow late with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of snow in the morning. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ454-051000- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm- 401 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late this evening, then diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of snow late with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Snow likely in the morning. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 1 foot at 2 seconds. .SUN...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 1 foot at 2 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ455-051000- Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm- 401 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late this evening and early morning, then becoming NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of snow late with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Snow likely in the morning. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ431-051000- Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 401 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late this evening, then becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of snow late with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Snow likely in the morning, then rain likely or a chance of snow in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .SAT...NW winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. $$ ANZ430-051000- Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 401 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late this evening, then becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. A slight chance of snow late with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Snow likely in the morning, then a chance of rain or snow in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of rain or snow in the evening. .SAT...NW winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 ft. $$