NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for Aug. 11, 2026

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Tue morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	1 - 2 feet
Winds	From the West 6 - 13 mph (Gust 20 mph) 5 - 11 knots (Gust 17 knots)
Ocean Temperature	66° - 84° (Normal 72° - 82°)
Air Temperature	84° - 91°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:03am - 8:00pm
UV Index	7 (High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		High Tue 7:13a	Low Tue 1:18p	High Tue 7:33p	Low Wed 2:09a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 6:47a	Low Tue 12:42p	High Tue 7:07p	Low Wed 1:33a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 7:01a	Low Tue 12:54p	High Tue 7:21p	Low Wed 1:45a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 6:43a	Low Tue 12:46p	High Tue 7:03p	Low Wed 1:37a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Tue 5:22a	High Tue 10:53a	Low Tue 5:23p	High Tue 11:13p
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Tue 7:01a	Low Tue 1:11p	High Tue 7:24p	Low Wed 2:12a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay		High Tue 10:00a	Low Tue 4:57p	High Tue 10:20p	Low Wed 5:48a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay		High Tue 7:55a	Low Tue 1:41p	High Tue 8:22p	Low Wed 2:45a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 6:53a	Low Tue 12:46p	High Tue 7:15p	Low Wed 1:46a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Tue 7:18a	Low Tue 1:07p	High Tue 7:49p	Low Wed 2:10a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 6:57a	Low Tue 12:53p	High Tue 7:25p	Low Wed 1:53a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay		High Tue 7:58a	Low Tue 1:45p	High Tue 8:23p	Low Wed 2:45a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms late.

TONIGHT: W winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.

WED: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.

WED NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.

THU: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.

THU NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.

FRI: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.

FRI NIGHT: N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SAT: N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SAT NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

MORE MARINE INFO: Rip current forecast and more

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Data on this page amalgamated from several sources, including the National Weather Service (weather), National Ocean Service (tides), U.S. Naval Observatory (sun), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (UV index).

Dan Zarrow is Chief Meteorologist for Townsquare Media New Jersey. The Shore Report is generated semi-automatically daily at 5 a.m. from mid-May to late September. Follow Dan's weather blog and Facebook page for your latest forecast and realtime weather updates.