Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
402 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

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

ANZ400-140900-
402 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
A surface trough will slowly move across our area through tonight,
then a cold front crosses our area from the northwest during
Thursday. The front then settles just to our south into Friday
before dissipating by Saturday. High pressure arrives for Saturday
into Sunday, then a cold front crosses our area late Sunday into
Monday. High pressure starts to build in from the northwest Tuesday
into Wednesday.

$$

ANZ450-140900-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
402 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of tstms. A
chance of showers this evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.THU...W winds around 5 kt, becoming E around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and
S 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in
the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming N around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 5 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the
evening.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...N winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ451-140900-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
402 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ452-140900-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
402 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers
this evening. A chance of tstms. Showers likely after midnight.
.THU...W winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at
4 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SAT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft.
.MON...N winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ453-140900-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
402 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers
this evening. A chance of tstms. Showers likely after midnight.
.THU...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SAT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...N winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ454-140900-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
402 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ455-140900-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
402 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ431-140900-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
402 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas around 2 ft
this evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at
4 seconds. A chance of showers this evening. A chance of tstms.
Showers likely after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM early this evening,
then 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.THU...W winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE
1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less.
.SUN...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less, then 1 to 2 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ430-140900-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
402 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late this evening and
overnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at
3 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM
early this evening, then 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.THU...NW winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming N around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and tstms in
the evening.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$