Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
751 FZUS51 KPHI 162104 CWFPHI Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 402 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 20 NM offshore and Delaware Bay ANZ400-171000- 402 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY... Strong low pressure moves into the Canadian Maritimes tonight and into Monday. High pressure slides by to our south later Tuesday, then weak low pressure tracks eastward from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic Tuesday into Wednesday. A warm front lifts north across our region Thursday night and Friday, followed by a weak cold front Friday night. A secondary cold front may move through Saturday night. $$ ANZ450-171000- Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 402 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 5 seconds. .MON...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, becoming NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of rain. .WED...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. $$ ANZ451-171000- Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 402 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds. .MON...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, becoming W 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of rain. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain. $$ ANZ452-171000- Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 402 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 6 seconds. .MON...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at 7 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming W 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain. $$ ANZ453-171000- Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm- 402 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds. .MON...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming W 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. $$ ANZ454-171000- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm- 402 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. .MON...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 5 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds, becoming NW 4 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. Rain likely. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .THU...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. $$ ANZ455-171000- Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm- 402 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. Rain likely. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. $$ ANZ431-171000- Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 402 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds. .MON...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds. Rain likely. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .THU...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. $$ ANZ430-171000- Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 402 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds. .MON...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 3 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds, becoming W 1 foot at 2 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Rain likely. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .THU...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. $$