It looks like a nice Spring Weekend coming up with warmer temperatures and mostly good water conditions. Friday Night will bring chances of rain showers lingering into Saturday and clearing out by the morning/afternoon for the remainder of the weekend. Sun will prevail with a mix of clouds. Highs will be in the 60’s and even 70’s inland with the colder ocean waters keeping the immediate coast 5-10 degrees cooler. Overnight lows will be in the 40’s and 50’s. Inshore water conditions will improve into Saturday with winds and seas below SCA criteria. Sunday will see good conditions with winds increasing in the afternoon and then into the overnight with Small Craft Advisories for Sunday Night into Monday. Offshore waters will be mix, mainly due to seas over 6 feet. Conditions should improve for later Saturday and early Sunday before deteriorating again. Surf and beach conditions will be good to ok, with some rougher, elevated surf on Saturday and then again on Sunday Night with winds picking up on Sunday. Water temperatures are steady in the low to mid 40’s with some upper 40’s and low 50’s in shallower waters. Surf temperatures are in the mid to upper 40’s. UV Index will be High to Moderate at 4-6/15.
A cold front will slowly move southward through the region Friday Afternoon and Night, with a weak surface wave developing and moving along the boundary into early Saturday Morning. High pressure should briefly influence the are the rest of Saturday as the front settles to the south. Into Sunday, the frontal boundary is expected to lift back northward as a warm front. The next system to affect the region will be moving east from The Plains to The Great Lakes later Sunday through Monday and its potent cold front is forecast to cross the region on Tuesday. High pressure will follow this front for Wednesday and Thursday.
Next week will start off with chances of rain on Monday Night and Tuesday. The remainder of the week looks dry with sun and clouds. Temperatures will be in the 50’s and 60’s with overnight lows down into the 30’s then 40’s and 50’s. Water, surf and beach conditions will be Cautious on Monday through early Wednesday before improving for the end of the week. Conditions will build with the highest winds and seas on Tuesday.
Have a great weekend and thanks for reading! Enjoy the nice weather...we've been waiting for this!!
SaturdaySky: Mostly sunny to sunny with increasing clouds becoming partly cloudy
Precipitation: 0%-slight chance
Temperatures
High: Mid to upper 60’s inland, upper 50’s to low 60’s along the coast
Low: Mid to upper 40’s inland and along the coast, low 40’s across the north
UV Index: 5-6/15 (High)
Sunrise: 6:24am
Sunset: 7:31pm
SundaySky: Partly sunny becoming partly to mostly cloudy
Precipitation: 0%-slight chance
Temperatures
High: Low 70’s inland, low to mid 60’s along the coast
Low: Low to mid 50’s
UV Index: 4-6/15 (Moderate-High)
Sunrise: 6:22am
Sunset: 7:32pm
Friday Night Surface Analysis
Saturday Surface Analysis
Sunday Surface Analysis
Friday – Monday Precipitation Total
Coastal Waters (out to 20nm) ForecastsRaritan Bay/New York Harbor to Sandy HookWater Temperature: 47-50°F (Sandy Hook Buoy giving false reading of 66°F)
SaturdayWind: NW 5 knots with gusts to 20 knots in the afternoon
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean): 1-3 feet
Saturday NightWind: SE 5-10 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean): 1-3 feet
SundayWind: S 5-10 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean): 1-2 feet
Sunday NightWind: S 10 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less, Patchy Fog, Visibility 1-3 nm
Surf (Ocean): 1-2 feet
Sandy Hook (Bay) TidesSandy Hook Tides
Sandy Hook to Fire Island Inlet, NYWater Temperature: 47°F
Saturday Morning Winds: NNW 6 to 8 knots
Seas: SSE 3 feet at 8 seconds
Surf (Ocean): 1-3 feet
Saturday AfternoonWinds: S 4 to 5 knots
Seas: SSE 3 feet at 8 seconds
Surf (Ocean): 1-3 feet
Sunday MorningWinds: S 10 to 13 knots
Seas: SSE 2 feet at 7 seconds
Surf (Ocean): 1-2 feet
Sunday AfternoonWinds: SSW 13 to 17 knots
Seas: SSE 3 feet at 4 seconds
Surf (Ocean): 1-2 feet
Coney Island, NY TidesConey Island Tides
Sandy Hook (Ocean) to Barnegat InletWater Temperature: 43°F
Saturday MorningWinds: NNW 7 to 9 knots
Seas: SSE 3 feet at 8 seconds
Surf: 1-3 feet
Saturday AfternoonWinds: SE 3 to 4 knots
Seas: SSE 3 feet at 8 seconds
Surf: 1-3 feet
Sunday MorningWinds: S 10 to 13 knots
Seas: SSE 2 feet at 7 seconds
Surf: 1-2 feet
Sunday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
Winds: SSW 14 to 18 knots
Seas: SSE 3 feet at 4 seconds
Surf: 1-2 feet
Manasquan Inlet TidesManasquan Inlet Tides
Barnegat Bay at Island Beach State ParkWater Temperature: 52°F
SaturdayWind: N 6 knots becoming ESE in the afternoon
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feet
Saturday NightWind: SSE 6 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feet
SundayWind: S 9-14 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feet
Sunday NightWind: SSW 14 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feet
Barnegat Bay (Island Beach State Park) Tides Barnegat Bay Tides
Barnegat Inlet to Cape May (Ocean)Water Temperature: 45°F
Saturday MorningWinds: NNW 10 to 13 knots
Seas: SSE 4 feet at 8 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet
Saturday AfternoonWinds: E 4 to 5 knots
Seas: SSE 3 feet at 7 seconds
Surf: 1-3 feet
Sunday MorningWinds: S 9 to 13 knots
Seas: SE 2 feet at 7 seconds
Surf: 1-2 feet
Sunday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: SSW 16 to 21 knots
Seas: SSE 3 feet at 4 seconds
Surf: 1-3 feetCape May (Ocean) TidesCape May Tides
Delaware BayWater Temperature: 45°F-51°F
SaturdayWind: N 5 knots becoming E in the afternoon
Seas: 2-3 feet
Surf: 1-2 feet
Saturday NightWind: SE 5-10 knots
Seas: 1-2 feet
Surf: 1 foot
Sunday
CAUTIOUS
Wind: S 5-10 increasing to 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots in the afternoon
Seas: 2-3 feet
Surf: 1-2 feet
Sunday Night
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Wind: S 15-20 knots with gusts to 25 knots
Seas: 2-4 feet
Surf: 1-3 feetDelaware Bay (Ship John Shoal) TidesDelaware Bay Tides
Offshore WatersMidshore to Offshore (20nm-50nm)Water Temperature: 44°F
Saturday Morning
CAUTIOUS
Winds: NNW 11 to 15 knots
Seas: S 6 feet at 8 secondsSaturday AfternoonWinds: ENE 3 to 4 knots
Seas: S 5 feet at 8 seconds
Sunday MorningWinds: S 11 to 15 knots
Seas: S 3 feet at 7 seconds
Sunday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: SSW 16 to 21 knots
Seas: S 4 feet at 5 secondsSea Surface TemperaturesSurface
20 Meters (≈65 feet)
NWS OPC Sea Surface Temperatures 3 Day LoopNWS OPC Gulf Stream Currents 3 Day LoopOcean CurrentsSurface
20 Meters (≈65 feet)
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