Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
749 FZUS51 KPHI 140804 CWFPHI Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 402 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 60 NM offshore and Delaware Bay ANZ400-142100- 402 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY... Low pressure will continue to depart the area through this afternoon. A cold front will move through tonight followed by high pressure building in for the first half of the week. A slow moving cold front looks to make its way southward through the region next Thursday into Friday. $$ ANZ450-142100- Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 NM- 402 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds. .THU...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. $$ ANZ451-142100- Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM- 402 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .WED...S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ452-142100- Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM- 402 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .WED...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ453-142100- Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 NM- 402 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .WED...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. $$ ANZ454-142100- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 NM- 402 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. $$ ANZ455-142100- Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 NM- 402 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. $$ ANZ431-142100- Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 402 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .WED...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .THU...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then 1 to 2 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. $$ ANZ430-142100- Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 402 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. .WED...Light and variable winds, becoming S around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .FRI...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. $$ ANZ485-142100- Waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE from 20 to 60 NM- 402 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 5 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds, becoming N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 13 seconds. .THU...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ483-142100- Waters from Great Egg Inlet NJ to Cape May NJ from 20 to 60 NM- 402 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers late this morning. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 13 seconds. .THU...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...W winds around 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ482-142100- Waters from Little Egg Inlet NJ to Great Egg Inlet NJ from 20 to 60 NM- 402 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers late this morning. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 5 seconds. .THU...SW winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...W winds around 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. $$ ANZ481-142100- Waters from Manasquan Inlet NJ to Little Egg Inlet NJ from 20 to 60 NM- 402 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers late this morning. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .FRI...W winds around 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ480-142100- Waters from Sandy Hook NJ to Manasquan Inlet NJ from 20 to 40 NM- 402 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$