Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1002 AM EST Tue Jan 14 2025

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

ANZ400-150400-
1002 AM EST Tue Jan 14 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
Cold and dry arctic high pressure will remain in place to our
west through the middle of the week, keeping below normal
temperatures and dry conditions in place. A weak cold front will
pass through on Thursday. A warm front will lift north on
Saturday, bringing a shot of widespread precipitation. A strong
arctic cold front will pass through early Sunday, with much
colder conditions expected into next week.

$$

ANZ450-150400-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
1002 AM EST Tue Jan 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds
and E 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 4 seconds and E
1 foot at 11 seconds. Freezing spray.
.WED...NW 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 E 1 foot at
10 seconds. Freezing spray in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds
and E 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.

$$

ANZ451-150400-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
1002 AM EST Tue Jan 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...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 E 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and E
2 ft at 10 seconds. Freezing spray.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Freezing spray in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.THU...W winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.

$$

ANZ452-150400-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
1002 AM EST Tue Jan 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...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 E 2 ft at
11 seconds. Light freezing spray late this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Freezing spray.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Freezing spray in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 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.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.

$$

ANZ453-150400-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
1002 AM EST Tue Jan 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
12 seconds. Light freezing spray late this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 4 seconds and E
2 ft at 12 seconds. Freezing spray after midnight.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
11 seconds. Freezing spray in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.THU...W winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.

$$

ANZ454-150400-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
1002 AM EST Tue Jan 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
12 seconds. Light freezing spray late this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds.
Freezing spray after midnight.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
11 seconds. Freezing spray in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
11 seconds.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.

$$

ANZ455-150400-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
1002 AM EST Tue Jan 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt
late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and E
2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds,
becoming NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds. Freezing
spray after midnight.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds.
Freezing spray in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
12 seconds.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.

$$

ANZ431-150400-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
1002 AM EST Tue Jan 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 11 seconds. Light freezing spray late this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
12 seconds. Freezing spray.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
12 seconds. Freezing spray in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.

$$

ANZ430-150400-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
1002 AM EST Tue Jan 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Light freezing
spray late this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 3 seconds. Freezing spray.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
Freezing spray in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of
showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers in the evening.

$$