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
402 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

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

ANZ400-170900-
402 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
A nearly stationary frontal boundary will hover just south of the
area through tonight. By later Tuesday into Tuesday night the front
will lift northward as a warm front. Bermuda high pressure sets up
offshore Wednesday and Thursday. A regime change occurs towards the
end of the week as a cold front passes through the region Thursday
afternoon and night. High pressure should then generally dominate
for the end of the week through the weekend into early next week
with a building ridge aloft over the east coast through this
period.

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ANZ450-170900-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
402 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
showers this evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. A
slight chance of showers late.
.TUE...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of tstms in
the evening. A chance of showers.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ451-170900-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
402 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE
1 foot at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TUE...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and
S 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance
of showers.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...W winds around 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ452-170900-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
402 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.TUE...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and
S 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance
of showers.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...W winds around 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ453-170900-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
402 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TUE...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of tstms in the evening. A
chance of showers.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ454-170900-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
402 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.TUE...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ455-170900-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
402 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ431-170900-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
402 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft this evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds, becoming
NE 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance
of showers.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E
1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the
evening.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ430-170900-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
402 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
E 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TUE...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in
the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in
the evening.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SAT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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