The coldest air of the season will move into the area with cautious to hazardous water conditions. The weekend will be mostly dry with a mix of sun and clouds. Very northern/northwestern parts of the state could see snow showers on Saturday and into Saturday Night. High temperatures will drop into the 30’s and 40’s with overnight lows in the 20’s and 30’s. Even with the coldest air, this is hardly extreme cold, nor will it stay long. The coldest nights will be Friday and Saturday Night with Sunday Night already moderating back. Water conditions will be mostly cautious to hazardous. Saturday will have cautious to hazardous conditions for all locations with Small Craft Advisories and Gale Warnings. Winds will push 35 knots and seas to 6 feet inshore and 10 feet midshore to offshore. Sunday will start off cautious becoming borderline to good, then back to cautious with increasing winds on Sunday Night into Monday. Surf conditions will be ok with seas 3-5 feet on Saturday and 2-4 on Sunday. Water temperatures are steady in the 50’s. UV Index will be Low at 0-2/15.
A cold front will move into the area on Thursday Evening and move offshore overnight. Northwest flow will remain across the area Friday into Saturday, until high pressure builds across the Mid Atlantic on Sunday. The high builds offshore on Sunday Night as a warm front lifts north of the area. A cold front will approach the area early next week, but may stall to the west and north, before another cold front approaches by the middle to later part of the week.
A wet week starting on Monday Night with chances continuing through the end of the week right now. Greatest chances of precipitation will come on Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures will start moderating from the weekend back into the 50’s then 60’s again with overnight lows increasing from 20’s and 30’s to 40’s and 50’s. Right now, Christmas could have some showers, but temperatures look to be in the 50’s and 60’s. Water, surf and beach conditions will be cautious to hazardous on Monday, better for Tuesday, but likely still borderline to cautious, then borderline on Wednesday, and again cautious on Thursday and Friday.
Have a great weekend and thanks for reading!
SaturdaySky: Partly to mostly sunny becoming partly cloudy to mostly clear, Breezy
Precipitation: 0%-slight chance, 20% chance of snow showers all day across northern areas
Temperatures
High: Upper 30’s to mid 40’s
Low: Low to mid 20’s inland, low to mid 30’s at the shore
UV Index: 0-2/15 (Low)
Sunrise: 7:13am
Sunset: 4:33pm
SundaySky: Sunny becoming partly to mostly cloudy
Precipitation: 0%-slight chance
Temperatures
High: Upper 30’s to mid 40’s
Low: Upper 20’s to low 30’s inland, upper 30’s at the shore
UV Index: 1-2/15 (Low)
Sunrise: 7:13am
Sunset: 4:33pm
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: 52°F
Saturday
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: W 20-25 knots with gusts to 30 knots
Seas: 2 feet
Surf (Ocean): 3-5 feet
Saturday Night
CAUTIOUS
Wind: W 15-20 knots diminishing to 10-15 knots after midnight
Seas: 2 feet
Surf (Ocean): 3-5 feetSundayWind: W 5 knots
Seas: 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean): 2-4 feet
Sunday NightWind: SW 5-10 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean): 2-4 feet
Sandy Hook (Bay) TidesSandy Hook Tides
Sandy Hook to Fire Island Inlet, NYWater Temperature: 52°F
Saturday Morning
HAZARDOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WNW 24 to 32 knots
Seas: W 5 feet at 5 seconds
Surf (Ocean): 3-5 feet
Saturday Afternoon
HAZARDOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: W 22 to 29 knots
Seas: W 4 feet at 4 seconds
Surf (Ocean): 3-5 feetSunday Morning
CAUTIOUS
Winds: WNW 15 to 20 knots
Seas: WNW 2 feet at 4 seconds
Surf (Ocean): 2-4 feetSunday AfternoonWinds: W 9 to 12 knots
Seas: W 1 feet at 3 seconds
Surf (Ocean): 2-4 feet
Coney Island, NY TidesConey Island Tides
Sandy Hook (Ocean) to Barnegat InletWater Temperature: 53°F
Saturday Morning
HAZARDOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WNW 22 to 30 knots
Seas: WNW 4 feet at 4 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feetSaturday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: W 21 to 28 knots
Seas: WSW 3 feet at 4 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feetSunday MorningWinds: WNW 14 to 18 knots
Seas: WNW 2 feet at 3 seconds
Surf: 1-3 feet
Sunday AfternoonWinds: W 8 to 10 knots
Seas: SSE 1 feet at 8 seconds
Surf: 1-3 feet
Manasquan Inlet TidesManasquan Inlet Tides
Barnegat Bay at Island Beach State ParkWater Temperature: 52°F
Saturday
HAZARDOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Wind: W 19-22 knots with gusts to 35 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feetSaturday Night
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Wind: W 17-20 knots decreasing to 14-17 knots after midnight with gusts to 30 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feetSundayWind: WNW 7-12 knots becoming WSW in the afternoon
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feet
Sunday NightWind: SW 7-10 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: 55°F
Saturday Morning
HAZARDOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WNW 25 to 34 knots
Seas: WNW 5 feet at 5 seconds
Surf: 3-5 feet
Saturday Afternoon
HAZARDOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: W 22 to 29 knots
Seas: WNW 4 feet at 5 seconds
Surf: 3-5 feetSunday Morning
CAUTIOUS
Winds: NW 14 to 19 knots
Seas: NW 3 feet at 4 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feetSunday AfternoonWinds: WNW 7 to 10 knots
Seas: NW 1 feet at 3 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet
Cape May (Ocean) TidesCape May Tides
Delaware BayWater Temperature: 57°F
Saturday
HAZARDOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Wind: W 20-25 knots with gusts to 35 knots
Seas: 2-4 feet
Surf: 1-3 feetSaturday Night
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Wind: W 20-25 knots becoming NW 15-20 knots after midnight
Seas: 2-4 feet
Surf: 1-3 feetSundayWind: W 10-15 knots
Seas: 2-3 feet
Surf: 1-2 feet
Sunday Night
CAUTIOUS
Wind: SW 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots
Seas: 1-2 feet
Surf: 1 foot
Delaware Bay (Ship John Shoal) TidesDelaware Bay Tides
Offshore WatersMidshore to Offshore (20nm-50nm)Water Temperature: 58°F
Saturday Morning
HAZARDOUS
GALE WARNING
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WNW 27 to 36 knots
Seas: W 9 feet at 6 seconds
Saturday Afternoon
HAZARDOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: W 23 to 32 knots
Seas: W 8 feet at 6 secondsSunday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: NW 16 to 22 knots
Seas: WNW 5 feet at 5 secondsSunday AfternoonWinds: WNW 10 to 14 knots
Seas: WNW 3 feet at 4 seconds
Sea Surface TemperaturesSurface
20 Meters (≈65 feet)
Ocean CurrentsSurface
20 Meters (≈65 feet)
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