Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ

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Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
401 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 20 NM offshore and Delaware
Bay

ANZ400-122200-
401 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
High pressure will be centered over the Southeast. A cold front
crosses the region tonight as high pressure over the Southeast
slides into the Gulf Coast. High pressure redevelops over the
Tennessee and Ohio Valleys and Southeast to close out the week
as a trough lies over the Northeast. High pressure passes
through on Saturday, followed by a clipper system Saturday night
through Sunday. High pressure returns on Monday, and then
another system may impact the area Tuesday.

$$

ANZ450-122200-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
401 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight. A chance of rain.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely, mainly
in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ451-122200-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
401 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely in the
morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ452-122200-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
401 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ453-122200-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
401 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain after
midnight.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ454-122200-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
401 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ455-122200-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
401 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt late. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...W winds around 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ431-122200-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
401 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after
midnight. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ430-122200-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
401 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
3 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 1 foot
or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at
3 seconds, becoming NW 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

$$