Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
318 FZUS51 KPHI 092104 CWFPHI Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 402 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 20 NM offshore and Delaware Bay ANZ400-101000- 402 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY... Arctic high pressure shifts offshore tonight. Low pressure tracks to our north during Wednesday with its cold front crossing our region Wednesday evening. A cold front moves through Friday night or Saturday, then low pressure along it tracks nearby Saturday into Sunday. Arctic high pressure centered well to our west builds into our region during early next week. $$ ANZ450-101000- Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 402 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late this evening and early morning, then diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds, becoming S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds, becoming S 8 ft at 8 seconds. Rain likely in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 4 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain and snow after midnight. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of snow after midnight. .SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ451-101000- Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 402 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds, becoming SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 6 ft at 6 seconds, becoming S 9 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds, becoming S 7 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 4 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain and snow after midnight. .SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of snow after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ452-101000- Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 402 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds, becoming SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 8 seconds, becoming S 7 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 5 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming W 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain after midnight. .SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain and snow after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. A chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ453-101000- Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm- 402 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 6 ft at 6 seconds, becoming S 8 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 4 seconds. .THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 4 seconds and S 4 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...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 S 2 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening. .SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain and snow in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ454-101000- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm- 402 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 6 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds, becoming S 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 4 seconds. .THU...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain and snow in the evening. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain after midnight. .SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain and snow in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ455-101000- Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm- 402 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 4 seconds. .THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the evening. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain after midnight. .SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ431-101000- Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 402 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. .WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. A chance of snow in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain and snow after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...W winds around 20 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain and snow in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ430-101000- Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 402 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds. .WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 3 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 3 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds, becoming W 1 foot at 2 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then 1 to 2 ft after midnight. A chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$