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Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
402 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025

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

ANZ400-152100-
402 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
A warm front lifts through our region later today into Sunday, with
a strong cold front moves through our area Sunday night. High
pressure builds in later Monday and Tuesday before shifting offshore
by Wednesday. A potentially strong cold front then moves through
later Thursday into Friday.

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ANZ450-152100-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
402 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of dense fog this morning. Areas of fog
early this afternoon, then patchy fog late. Areas of heavy
drizzle this morning. A slight chance of light rain. Areas of
drizzle this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to
3 NM this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of drizzle in
the evening, then a chance of light rain with areas of heavy
drizzle after midnight. Areas of fog in the evening, then areas
of dense fog after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 7 seconds and E
2 ft at 11 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning. Areas of
heavy drizzle in the morning, then a chance of rain in the
afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 9 seconds.
Rain.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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ANZ451-152100-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
402 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds. Areas of dense fog
this morning. Areas of fog early this afternoon, then patchy fog
late. Areas of heavy drizzle this morning. A slight chance of
light rain. Areas of drizzle this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less,
increasing to 1 to 3 NM early this afternoon, decreasing to 1 NM
or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds,
becoming S 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy
drizzle in the evening, then areas of heavy drizzle after
midnight. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of dense fog
after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at
11 seconds, becoming S 9 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at
11 seconds. Areas of drizzle in the morning. Areas of fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at
9 seconds. Rain.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 8 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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ANZ452-152100-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
402 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 10 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds. Areas of dense fog this
morning. Areas of fog early this afternoon, then patchy fog late.
Areas of heavy drizzle this morning. A slight chance of light
rain. Areas of drizzle this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less,
increasing to 1 to 3 NM early this afternoon, decreasing to 1 NM
or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 4 ft at 11 seconds,
becoming S 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy
drizzle in the evening, then areas of heavy drizzle after
midnight. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of dense fog after
midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after
midnight.
.SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at
11 seconds, becoming S 9 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at
11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of rain in the
afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S
10 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 8 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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ANZ453-152100-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
402 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this morning. Areas
of fog late this morning, then patchy fog this afternoon. Areas
of heavy drizzle with a slight chance of light rain this morning,
then patchy drizzle this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 4 ft at 11 seconds,
becoming S 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy
drizzle in the evening, then areas of drizzle after midnight.
Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to
3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at
11 seconds, becoming S 8 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at
11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Areas of drizzle in the
morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or
less in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at
9 seconds. Rain.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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ANZ454-152100-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
402 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog this morning, then patchy fog
this afternoon. Areas of drizzle with a slight chance of light
rain early this morning, then areas of drizzle late this morning.
Patchy drizzle this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to
1 to 3 NM this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds.
Patchy drizzle. Patchy fog in the evening. Patchy fog after
midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 7 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Patchy drizzle
in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM
or less in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 9 seconds.
Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 3 seconds.
A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 10 seconds and NW 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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ANZ455-152100-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
402 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog this morning. Patchy fog this
afternoon. A slight chance of light rain early this morning.
Areas of drizzle this morning, then patchy drizzle this
afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM late.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and E
3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy drizzle. Patchy fog in the evening.
Patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 7 seconds and E
2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of rain
in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SE 9 ft at
9 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 6 ft at 10 seconds and NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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ANZ431-152100-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
402 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of drizzle with a slight chance of light
rain early this morning, then areas of drizzle late this morning.
Patchy drizzle early this afternoon. Areas of fog this morning,
then patchy fog early this afternoon. Patchy fog late. Vsby 1 NM
or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE
1 foot at 10 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the evening, then areas
of drizzle after midnight. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of
fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less
after midnight.
.SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of sprinkles with
patchy drizzle in the morning, then a chance of rain in the
afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 3 seconds.
A chance of rain in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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ANZ430-152100-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
402 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds,
becoming SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Areas of fog this morning, then
patchy fog early this afternoon. Patchy fog late. Areas of
drizzle with a slight chance of light rain this morning, then
patchy drizzle this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to
1 to 3 NM this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy drizzle. Patchy fog in the evening.
Patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or
less after midnight.
.SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning. A chance of sprinkles in the morning, then a chance of
rain in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 1 foot at
2 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
5 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

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