NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for May 26, 2026

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Tue morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	2 - 4 feet
Winds	From the North 4 - 9 mph (Gust 12 mph) 4 - 8 knots (Gust 10 knots)
Ocean Temperature	54° - 66° (Normal 58° - 68°)
Air Temperature	64° - 80°
Sunrise/Sunset	5:31am - 8:15pm
UV Index	5 (Moderate)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		Low Tue 11:08a	High Tue 5:19p	Low Tue 11:44p	High Wed 5:36a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Tue 10:32a	High Tue 4:53p	Low Tue 11:08p	High Wed 5:10a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Tue 10:44a	High Tue 5:07p	Low Tue 11:20p	High Wed 5:24a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Tue 10:36a	High Tue 4:49p	Low Tue 11:12p	High Wed 5:06a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Tue 8:21a	Low Tue 3:13p	High Tue 8:59p	Low Wed 3:49a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		Low Tue 11:07a	High Tue 5:18p	Low Tue 11:42p	High Wed 5:33a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Tue 7:28a	Low Tue 2:47p	High Tue 8:06p	Low Wed 3:23a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	High Tue 5:27a	Low Tue 11:34a	High Tue 6:05p	Low Wed 12:12a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Tue 10:45a	High Tue 5:08p	Low Tue 11:23p	High Wed 5:22a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		Low Tue 11:01a	High Tue 5:30p	Low Tue 11:41p	High Wed 5:43a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		Low Tue 10:53a	High Tue 5:27p	Low Tue 11:38p	High Wed 5:41a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Tue 5:40a	Low Tue 11:47a	High Tue 6:15p	Low Wed 12:30a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E early this afternoon, then becoming S late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds.

TONIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.

WED: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely in the morning.

WED NIGHT: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds.

THU: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at 2 seconds.

THU NIGHT: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.

FRI: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

FRI NIGHT: SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

SAT: N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SAT NIGHT: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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.