Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
727 FZUS51 KPHI 171337 CWFPHI Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 936 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026 Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 60 NM offshore and Delaware Bay ANZ400-180200- 936 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY... A cold front approaches on Thursday and slowly pushes through by daybreak Friday. Another area of high pressure nudges in from the north for Friday and Saturday before another cold front moves in on Sunday. This front is expected to stall just south of the area through early next week resulting in continued unsettled weather. $$ ANZ450-180200- Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 NM- 936 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026 .REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ451-180200- Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM- 936 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ452-180200- Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM- 936 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming NE with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ453-180200- Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 NM- 936 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026 .REST OF TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SAT...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 S 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ454-180200- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 NM- 936 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026 .REST OF TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE winds around 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ455-180200- Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 NM- 936 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026 .REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...NE winds around 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ431-180200- Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 936 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026 .REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then 1 to 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ430-180200- Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 936 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026 .REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SAT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ485-180200- Waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE from 20 to 60 NM- 936 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026 .REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...W winds around 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE winds around 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ483-180200- Waters from Great Egg Inlet NJ to Cape May NJ from 20 to 60 NM- 936 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...W winds around 10 kt, becoming N with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ482-180200- Waters from Little Egg Inlet NJ to Great Egg Inlet NJ from 20 to 60 NM- 936 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ481-180200- Waters from Manasquan Inlet NJ to Little Egg Inlet NJ from 20 to 60 NM- 936 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. Showers likely. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ480-180200- Waters from Sandy Hook NJ to Manasquan Inlet NJ from 20 to 40 NM- 936 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE around 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$