Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
939 FZUS51 KPHI 162004 CWFPHI Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 402 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 20 NM offshore and Delaware Bay ANZ400-170900- 402 PM 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 and will either move offshore or stall with high pressure trying to nudge in from the north to start next week. $$ ANZ450-170900- Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 402 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms until early morning, then a chance of showers and tstms late. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. .SAT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ451-170900- Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 402 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms late this evening and early morning. A chance of showers and tstms late. .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 and tstms in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 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 E 1 foot at 10 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ452-170900- Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 402 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms late this evening. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ453-170900- Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm- 402 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms this evening, then 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 and tstms in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 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: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. .SAT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ454-170900- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm- 402 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms this evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. .SAT...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .MON...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ455-170900- Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm- 402 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms this evening, then 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 and tstms in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...NW winds around 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .MON...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ431-170900- Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 402 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms early this evening, then a slight chance of showers and tstms late this evening. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SAT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then 1 to 2 ft after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ430-170900- Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 402 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .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, becoming SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms early this evening, then a slight chance of showers and tstms late this evening. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming W 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$