Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
733 FZUS51 KPHI 261832 CWFPHI Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 231 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025 Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 20 NM offshore and Delaware Bay ANZ400-270700- 231 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY... The strong upper level ridge to our southwest is weakening, allowing a back door cold front to track though much of the forecast area through Friday. The front will then push back to the north as a warm front on Saturday and Sunday with high pressure remaining in control into Monday. Another cold front looks to cross through the area on Tuesday. $$ ANZ450-270700- Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 231 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...E winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ451-270700- Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 231 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Isolated showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ452-270700- Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 231 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less late. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ453-270700- Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm- 231 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms early, then isolated showers and tstms late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less late. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ454-270700- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm- 231 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms early, then isolated showers and tstms late with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ455-270700- Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm- 231 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ431-270700- Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 231 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 464 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms in the evening, then showers and tstms likely after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ430-270700- Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 231 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 464 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Showers likely. Scattered tstms in the evening, then tstms likely after midnight. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$