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
401 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

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

ANZ400-172100-
401 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
A very warm and humid airmass will remain over the region
today. A cold front will pass through the region late tonight
into Friday, with high pressure building in briefly through
Saturday. Another cold front approaches late in the weekend and
will either move offshore or stall with high pressure returning
briefly early next week. High pressure will shift offshore into
the middle of the week.

$$

ANZ450-172100-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
401 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms early this
morning, then a slight chance of showers and tstms late this
morning.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.SAT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of tstms.
Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ451-172100-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
401 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms early this
morning, then a slight chance of showers and tstms late this
morning.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 6 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and
E 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of tstms after
midnight.
.SUN...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the
evening.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ452-172100-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
401 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms early this morning.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of tstms after
midnight.
.SUN...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ453-172100-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
401 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
6 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of tstms after
midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of tstms.
Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ454-172100-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
401 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
W 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.MON...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ455-172100-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
401 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
W 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.MON...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ431-172100-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
401 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
3 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SAT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot
at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ430-172100-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
401 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$