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
722 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

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

ANZ400-250000-
722 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
High pressure remains situated offshore today. A cold front
approaches from the west tonight, crossing through the area on
Monday. An expansive area of high pressure will then build
across the Central US through Thursday. A weak cold front may
cross through the area on Friday, ahead of an area of Canadian
high pressure which will build into the area next weekend.

$$

ANZ450-250000-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
722 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 11 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 8 seconds and E 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.
.THU...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

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ANZ451-250000-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
722 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 11 seconds and SE 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds and SE 2 ft at
6 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 8 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot
at 3 seconds.
.WED...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

$$

ANZ452-250000-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
722 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to
5 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds and S
1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

$$

ANZ453-250000-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
722 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...W winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and
E 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
8 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.THU...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

$$

ANZ454-250000-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
722 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.THU...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

$$

ANZ455-250000-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
722 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to
5 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 12 seconds and S
1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming E 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds and SE 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.MON...W winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 9 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.THU...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

$$

ANZ431-250000-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
722 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at
12 seconds.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W
1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.WED...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.THU...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.

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ANZ430-250000-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
722 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 3 seconds, becoming SE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.

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