Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
241 FZUS51 KPHI 070904 CWFPHI Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 401 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025 Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 20 NM offshore and Delaware Bay ANZ400-072200- 401 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY... Weak high pressure moves offshore today before dissipating. A cold front will cross through the area tonight, followed by Arctic high pressure which will build across the Great Lakes and dominate through Tuesday. An area of low pressure will impact the region on Wednesday with its associated fronts. Brief high pressure returns on Thursday, followed by a clipper system Thursday night into Friday. High pressure should then return by next weekend. $$ ANZ450-072200- Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 401 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and N 4 ft at 5 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...E winds around 5 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 3 ft at 3 seconds. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain and snow after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. $$ ANZ451-072200- Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 401 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 3 ft at 3 seconds. .WED...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain and snow after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. $$ ANZ452-072200- Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 401 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 6 seconds. .WED...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. .THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. $$ ANZ453-072200- Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm- 401 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 3 ft at 3 seconds. .WED...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. $$ ANZ454-072200- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm- 401 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 3 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. $$ ANZ455-072200- Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm- 401 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 6 seconds and N 3 ft at 3 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain after midnight. $$ ANZ431-072200- Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 401 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds around 5 kt, becoming W this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds. .TUE...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM after midnight. $$ ANZ430-072200- Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 401 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then 1 to 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds. .TUE...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain and snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. $$