


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
857 FZUS51 KPHI 030940 CWFPHI Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 539 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 20 NM offshore and Delaware Bay ANZ400-032200- 539 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY... High pressure centered over the area today will gradually shift eastward through Thursday. A pair of cold fronts will pass through the area late this week- the first Thursday night or Friday morning and the second, stronger front on Saturday. High pressure to the west will build back into the region late this weekend into early next week. $$ ANZ450-032200- Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 539 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE this afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. $$ ANZ451-032200- Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 539 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...S 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: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ452-032200- Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 539 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 3 seconds and E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ453-032200- Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm- 539 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. $$ ANZ454-032200- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm- 539 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. $$ ANZ455-032200- Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm- 539 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT...S winds around 10 kt, increasing to around 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ431-032200- Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 539 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. $$ ANZ430-032200- Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 539 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE early this afternoon, then increasing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. A chance of showers. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. $$