


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
670 FZUS51 KPHI 160805 CWFPHI Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 402 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 20 NM offshore and Delaware Bay ANZ400-162100- 402 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 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 be over the region through Thursday with multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms expected. A frontal boundary will remain stalled across the northern portion of the area today before lifting north of the area as a warm front on Thursday. A cold front will pass through the region Thursday night into Friday, with high pressure building in for Saturday. Another cold front approaches late in the weekend, then stalling and lingering to our south through the early part of the week. $$ ANZ450-162100- Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 402 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .THU...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ451-162100- Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 402 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...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. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ452-162100- Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 402 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ453-162100- Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm- 402 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this morning. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...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. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ454-162100- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm- 402 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms until late afternoon, then a chance of showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. .SAT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ455-162100- Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm- 402 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms early this morning, then a slight chance of showers and tstms late this morning and early afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...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. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. A chance of showers. .SAT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ431-162100- Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 402 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms this morning, then a chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SAT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ430-162100- Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 402 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds. .SAT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$