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
441 AM EST Wed Nov 19 2025

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

ANZ400-192200-
441 AM EST Wed Nov 19 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
A weak area of low pressure quickly shifts to our east later this
morning, then high pressure builds in tonight and Thursday. A weak
cold front moves through during Friday, which then stalls near
Delmarva on westward. Low pressure along this front tracks near our
area Friday night into Saturday, then high pressure builds in for
Sunday. A cold front crosses our area later Monday followed by high
pressure gradually arriving during Tuesday.

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ANZ450-192200-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
441 AM EST Wed Nov 19 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE
1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. Rain early this
morning, then a chance of rain late this morning.
.TONIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 5 seconds
and E 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at
5 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT...N winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.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 around 2 ft.

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ANZ451-192200-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
441 AM EST Wed Nov 19 2025

.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. Rain
early this morning, then a chance of rain late this morning. A
slight chance of rain early this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM early
this morning.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.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 around 2 ft.

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ANZ452-192200-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
441 AM EST Wed Nov 19 2025

.TODAY...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming NE with gusts up to
20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Rain early this morning, then
a chance of rain late this morning. A slight chance of rain early
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming SW 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
1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance
of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.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 around 2 ft.

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ANZ453-192200-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
441 AM EST Wed Nov 19 2025

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

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ANZ454-192200-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
441 AM EST Wed Nov 19 2025

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

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ANZ455-192200-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
441 AM EST Wed Nov 19 2025

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

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ANZ431-192200-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
441 AM EST Wed Nov 19 2025

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

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ANZ430-192200-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
441 AM EST Wed Nov 19 2025

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot
at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of rain early
this morning.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less.
.FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance
of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUN...N winds around 5 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.

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