Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
702 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

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

ANZ400-280000-
702 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
A warm front lifts north through the region this morning,
followed by a strong cold front tonight. Weak high pressure
builds through the region Tuesday. Low pressure passes through
Wednesday and Wednesday night. High pressure returns to close
out the week.

$$

ANZ450-280000-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
702 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming S
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of
dense fog this morning. Patchy fog this afternoon. A slight
chance of showers and tstms this morning, then a chance of
showers and tstms early this afternoon. Showers and tstms likely
late. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE
1 foot at 8 seconds. Showers and tstms in the evening, then
showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at
7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ451-280000-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
702 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming S
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of
dense fog this morning. Patchy fog this afternoon. A chance of
showers and tstms this morning, then showers and tstms likely
this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds. Showers and tstms, mainly in the evening.
Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ452-280000-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
702 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming S
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance
of showers and tstms until late afternoon, then showers and tstms
likely late. Areas of dense fog this morning. Patchy fog this
afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE
1 foot at 8 seconds. Showers and tstms, mainly in the evening.
Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E
2 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ453-280000-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
702 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming S
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas around 2 ft,
building to 3 to 4 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds, becoming SE 3 ft at 4 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Areas of dense fog this morning.
Patchy fog this afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms this
morning, then showers and tstms likely this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM
or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE
1 foot at 8 seconds. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the
evening. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms in the evening.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ454-280000-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
702 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing
to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at
4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Areas of dense fog this
morning. Patchy fog this afternoon. Showers likely with a chance
of tstms this morning, then showers and tstms likely this
afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE
1 foot at 8 seconds. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the
evening. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 6 seconds and W 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms in the evening.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.FRI...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ455-280000-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
702 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Areas of dense fog this morning. Patchy fog this afternoon.
Showers likely with a chance of tstms this morning, then showers
and tstms likely this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to
1 to 3 NM this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening.
Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms in the evening.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.FRI...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ431-280000-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
702 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms until late afternoon, then showers and tstms likely late
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
4 seconds. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...W winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and W
1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming W 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W
1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming W 1 foot at
3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms in the evening.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRI...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 foot or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ430-280000-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
702 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms this morning, then showers and tstms this afternoon with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 4 seconds. Showers and tstms, mainly in the evening with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W
1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W
1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at
2 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRI...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$