Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
402 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

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

ANZ400-210900-
402 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
A weak area of high pressure over our area will gradually settle to
our south and east Tuesday. A cold front crosses our region Thursday
afternoon or evening, then it stalls to our south through the
holiday weekend. As high pressure slides across New England Friday
through Saturday, weak low pressure may track near Delmarva. Another
low pressure system is forecast to track across the Ohio Valley to
near the eastern Great Lakes Sunday into Monday.

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ANZ450-210900-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
402 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S 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 E 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Scattered showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ451-210900-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
402 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog
after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
3 seconds.
.WED...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming S with gusts up to 20 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
4 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ452-210900-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
402 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE
1 foot at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby
1 NM or less.
.TUE...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog in
the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
E 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ453-210900-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
402 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE
1 foot at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby
1 NM or less.
.TUE...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog in
the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ454-210900-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
402 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
11 seconds. Patchy dense fog late with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ455-210900-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
402 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt late.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
11 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ431-210900-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
402 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas around 2 ft
this evening, then 1 foot or less. Patchy dense fog late with
vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby
1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 2 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...W winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ430-210900-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
402 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Patchy dense
fog late with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Patchy dense fog
in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THU...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...W winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$