Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
481 FZUS51 KPHI 092104 CWFPHI Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 402 PM EST Sun Nov 9 2025 Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 20 NM offshore and Delaware Bay ANZ400-101000- 402 PM EST Sun Nov 9 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY... Low pressure and its associated strong cold front moves through the area and offshore overnight. High pressure centered near the Gulf Coast begins to build in through Tuesday, before another cold front crosses our area later Wednesday. High pressure then starts to arrive later Thursday and remains nearby through the start of next weekend. $$ ANZ450-101000- Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 402 PM EST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW late. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers late this evening. Showers likely after midnight. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Showers likely in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. .WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ451-101000- Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 402 PM EST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers late this evening. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SW 3 ft at 6 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ452-101000- Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 402 PM EST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms late this evening. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds. Showers likely in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds around 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 4 seconds and SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .WED...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ453-101000- Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm- 402 PM EST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight, then becoming NW late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms late this evening and early morning. Showers likely late. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds. Showers likely in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ454-101000- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm- 402 PM EST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 foot at 2 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms late this evening and early morning. Showers likely late. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds around 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain and snow showers after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 4 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ455-101000- Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm- 402 PM EST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 1 foot at 2 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms late this evening and early morning. Showers likely late. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of rain and snow showers after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ431-101000- Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 402 PM EST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this evening, then a slight chance of tstms late this evening and early morning. Showers late this evening and overnight. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Showers likely in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. .TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds, becoming SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ430-101000- Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 402 PM EST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 3 seconds. .TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$