Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
351 FZUS51 KPHI 290903 CWFPHI Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 401 AM EST Sat Nov 29 2025 Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 20 NM offshore and Delaware Bay ANZ400-292200- 401 AM EST Sat Nov 29 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY... Cold and dry high pressure will briefly build in through tonight. A low pressure system and associated cold front will approach the region Sunday with the cold front passing through Sunday night. Low pressure will develop over the Southeast Monday night before tracking northeast towards our area Tuesday into Tuesday night. Another cold front will track through the region Thursday night, with high pressure building back in thereafter. $$ ANZ450-292200- Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 401 AM EST Sat Nov 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming S 5 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ451-292200- Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 401 AM EST Sat Nov 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ452-292200- Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 401 AM EST Sat Nov 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. Rain likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ453-292200- Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm- 401 AM EST Sat Nov 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Rain likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W winds around 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain likely in the evening. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ454-292200- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm- 401 AM EST Sat Nov 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming W 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Rain likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W winds around 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain likely in the evening. .WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ455-292200- Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm- 401 AM EST Sat Nov 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain likely in the evening. .WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ431-292200- Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 401 AM EST Sat Nov 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 ft, building to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds, becoming NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely in the evening. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ430-292200- Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 401 AM EST Sat Nov 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft this morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds, becoming NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 3 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely in the evening. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. $$