NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for Sept. 1, 2026

Advisories

--None at this time.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Tue morning

Rip Current Risk	Low
Waves	0 - 1 feet
Winds	From the Southwest 5 - 9 mph (Gust 10 mph) 4 - 8 knots (Gust 9 knots)
Ocean Temperature	75° - 79° (Normal 70° - 76°)
Air Temperature	77° - 87°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:23am - 7:30pm
UV Index	8 (Very High)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay	Low Tue 5:01a	High Tue 11:09a	Low Tue 5:39p	High Tue 11:35p
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 10:43a	Low Tue 5:03p	High Tue 11:09p	Low Wed 5:04a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 10:57a	Low Tue 5:15p	High Tue 11:23p	Low Wed 5:16a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 10:39a	Low Tue 5:07p	High Tue 11:05p	Low Wed 5:08a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	Low Tue 9:06a	High Tue 2:49p	Low Tue 9:44p	High Wed 3:15a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		High Tue 11:05a	Low Tue 5:42p	High Tue 11:30p	Low Wed 5:37a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	Low Tue 8:40a	High Tue 1:56p	Low Tue 9:18p	High Wed 2:22a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	Low Tue 5:34a	High Tue 12:10p	Low Tue 6:21p	High Wed 12:25a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 10:48a	Low Tue 5:11p	High Tue 11:10p	Low Wed 5:15a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		High Tue 11:27a	Low Tue 5:39p	High Tue 11:43p	Low Wed 5:43a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		High Tue 10:58a	Low Tue 5:17p	High Tue 11:17p	Low Wed 5:23a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	Low Tue 5:38a	High Tue 12:03p	Low Tue 6:13p	High Wed 12:25a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

TODAY: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers early this morning, then a slight chance of showers late this morning. A chance of showers and tstms this afternoon.

TONIGHT: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening.

WED: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

WED NIGHT: E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely after midnight.

THU: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.

THU NIGHT: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.

FRI: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

FRI NIGHT: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SAT: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

SAT NIGHT: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 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.

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