Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
078 FZUS51 KPHI 142004 CWFPHI Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 401 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 60 NM offshore and Delaware Bay ANZ400-150900- 401 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY... High pressure builds in through tonight and dominates our weather through the first half of the week. A slow moving cold front looks to make its way southward through the region Thursday into Friday. $$ ANZ450-150900- Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 NM- 401 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. $$ ANZ451-150900- Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM- 401 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .WED...S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ452-150900- Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM- 401 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .WED...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 13 seconds. .THU...SW winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...W winds around 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ453-150900- Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 NM- 401 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .WED...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ454-150900- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 NM- 401 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .WED...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ455-150900- Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 NM- 401 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ431-150900- Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 401 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .WED...Light and variable winds, becoming SE around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. .THU...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 6 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then 1 to 2 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. $$ ANZ430-150900- Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 401 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .WED...Light and variable winds, becoming S around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .FRI...W winds around 5 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. $$ ANZ485-150900- Waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE from 20 to 60 NM- 401 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 13 seconds. .THU...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ483-150900- Waters from Great Egg Inlet NJ to Cape May NJ from 20 to 60 NM- 401 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .WED...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 13 seconds. .THU...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ482-150900- Waters from Little Egg Inlet NJ to Great Egg Inlet NJ from 20 to 60 NM- 401 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .WED...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 13 seconds. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ481-150900- Waters from Manasquan Inlet NJ to Little Egg Inlet NJ from 20 to 60 NM- 401 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ480-150900- Waters from Sandy Hook NJ to Manasquan Inlet NJ from 20 to 40 NM- 401 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$