Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ

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205 FZUS51 KPHI 152006 CWFPHI Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 403 PM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025 Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 20 NM offshore and Delaware Bay ANZ400-160900- 403 PM EDT Tue Jul 15 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 this week with multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms expected. A cold front will stall within the vicinity of the area through Wednesday before lifting back northward as a warm front on Thursday. A cold front passes through the region on Friday with high pressure building in on Saturday. Another cold front approaches late in the weekend, lingering through the early part of the week. $$ ANZ450-160900- Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 403 PM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds. .WED...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening. .THU...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ451-160900- Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 403 PM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening. .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 and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ452-160900- Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 403 PM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ453-160900- Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm- 403 PM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .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: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .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 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ454-160900- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm- 403 PM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms early this evening. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM early this evening. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ455-160900- Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm- 403 PM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this evening. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM early this evening. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers 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...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ431-160900- Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 403 PM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms early this evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ430-160900- Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 403 PM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms early this evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Showers and tstms likely in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI 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. .SAT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$