Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ

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Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
402 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025

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

ANZ400-130900-
402 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
A cold front approaches the region Sunday into Monday before
slowly crossing through later Monday into Tuesday. Thereafter,
the front stalls near/over the region before it is lifted back
as a warm front later Wednesday into Thursday. Another cold
front approaches towards the end of week.

$$

ANZ450-130900-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
402 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog late this evening. Areas of dense
fog after midnight, then patchy fog late. Vsby 1 NM or less late
this evening and overnight.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning
with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.TUE...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.WED...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ451-130900-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
402 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog late this evening and early
morning. Areas of dense fog late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late this
evening, decreasing to 1 NM or less.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning
with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ452-130900-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
402 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds. Areas of dense fog
after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning
with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ453-130900-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
402 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight. Areas of dense fog late. Vsby 1 NM or less after
midnight.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 1 foot at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.MON...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ454-130900-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
402 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Areas of dense fog
late. Vsby 1 NM or less after midnight.
.SUN...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 1 foot at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ455-130900-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
402 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and E
1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Areas of fog
late. Vsby 1 NM or less after midnight.
.SUN...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 1 foot at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ431-130900-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
402 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog late this evening and overnight.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM late this evening, decreasing to 1 NM or less.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Areas of fog in
the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ430-130900-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
402 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog late this evening and
overnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.MON...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of
showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of
tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Showers
likely with a chance of tstms in the evening.
.TUE...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance
of showers and tstms in the evening.
.THU...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance
of showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$