Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
442 FZUS51 KPHI 202104 CWFPHI Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 401 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 20 NM offshore and Delaware Bay ANZ400-211000- 401 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY... High pressure will shift offshore through Friday. Developing low pressure will pass offshore late Friday night, then cool and dry high pressure will settle into the region through early next week. A strong frontal system looks to impact the region during the middle to end of next week. $$ ANZ450-211000- Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 401 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 6 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. Rain likely. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 5 seconds. Rain likely in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain. $$ ANZ451-211000- Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 401 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S late this evening, then becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 6 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 6 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM after midnight. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Rain in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain likely. $$ ANZ452-211000- Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 401 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S late this evening, then becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 5 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 6 seconds. Rain. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Rain in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely. $$ ANZ453-211000- Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm- 401 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt early this evening, becoming light and variable, then becoming NW around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...SW winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 5 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Rain. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Rain in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely. $$ ANZ454-211000- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm- 401 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt early this evening, becoming light and variable. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 5 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Rain. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Rain in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely. $$ ANZ455-211000- Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm- 401 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt early this evening, becoming light and variable, then becoming N around 5 kt after midnight, becoming light and variable. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Rain. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely. $$ ANZ431-211000- Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 401 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Seas 1 foot or less. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Rain. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. Rain in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Rain likely. $$ ANZ430-211000- Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 401 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Seas 1 foot or less. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Rain. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 2 seconds. Rain in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 2 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Rain likely. $$