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 EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 60 NM offshore and Delaware
Bay

ANZ400-042100-
401 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...

A frontal boundary will remain near the area through Friday with one
more round of some showers and storms likely late Friday afternoon
into the evening. Cooler and drier conditions look to return for the
holiday weekend as Canadian high pressure builds into the region.


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ANZ450-042100-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 NM-
401 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

.TODAY...W winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers early this morning. A slight chance of showers this
afternoon. A slight chance of tstms late.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ451-042100-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 NM-
401 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. A
slight chance of showers early this morning. A slight chance of
showers and tstms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...W winds around 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ452-042100-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 NM-
401 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers early this morning. A slight chance of showers and tstms
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE
3 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...W winds around 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ453-042100-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 NM-
401 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers
early this morning.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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ANZ454-042100-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 NM-
401 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers
early this morning.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of tstms in
the evening. A chance of showers.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 5 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ455-042100-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 NM-
401 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW late. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. A
slight chance of showers early this morning.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
E 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ431-042100-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
401 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W
1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of
showers early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE
1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 3 seconds.
.MON...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming E around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.
.TUE...W winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight.

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ANZ430-042100-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
401 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W
1 foot at 2 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this
morning.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
NW 1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE
1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MON...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less.
.TUE...W winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.

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ANZ485-042100-
Waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE from 20 to 60 NM-
401 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers early
this morning.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ483-042100-
Waters from Great Egg Inlet NJ to Cape May NJ from 20 to 60 NM-
401 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers early
this morning.
.TONIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and E
2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft.

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ANZ482-042100-
Waters from Little Egg Inlet NJ to Great Egg Inlet NJ from 20 to
60 NM-
401 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

.TODAY...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
showers early this morning.
.TONIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and E
2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft.
.TUE...W winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft.

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ANZ481-042100-
Waters from Manasquan Inlet NJ to Little Egg Inlet NJ from 20 to
60 NM-
401 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of
showers early this morning.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.TUE...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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ANZ480-042100-
Waters from Sandy Hook NJ to Manasquan Inlet NJ from 20 to 40 NM-
401 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers early this morning. A slight chance of showers this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.

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