Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
673 FZUS51 KPHI 260903 CWFPHI Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 401 AM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 20 NM offshore and Delaware Bay ANZ400-262200- 401 AM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY... Strong low pressure across the Great Lakes will slowly move across southern Canada tonight and Thursday. An attached cold front will cross the Middle Atlantic tonight. Strong high pressure builds towards the region Friday and Saturday. Another low and front arrive for Sunday and into Monday. Another storm may affect the area towards midweek. $$ ANZ450-262200- Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 401 AM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. Rain likely this morning. A slight chance of showers late. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 4 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. $$ ANZ451-262200- Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 401 AM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of tstms early this morning. Rain likely this morning, then a slight chance of showers this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this morning. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 4 seconds. .THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds. .FRI...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ452-262200- Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 401 AM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. Rain with a chance of tstms early this morning, then a chance of rain with a slight chance of tstms late this morning. A slight chance of showers early this afternoon. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds. .THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ453-262200- Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm- 401 AM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. Rain with a chance of tstms early this morning, then a slight chance of rain and tstms late this morning. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 4 seconds. .THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ454-262200- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm- 401 AM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. Rain with a chance of tstms early this morning, then a slight chance of rain and tstms late this morning. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 4 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ455-262200- Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm- 401 AM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. Rain with a chance of tstms early this morning, then a slight chance of rain and tstms late this morning. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 4 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ431-262200- Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 401 AM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds. Rain with a chance of tstms early this morning, then a slight chance of rain late this morning. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. .FRI...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. A chance of rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ430-262200- Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 401 AM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain and tstms early this morning, then a slight chance of rain late this morning. A slight chance of showers late. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 3 seconds. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 3 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 3 seconds. .FRI...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 3 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$