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Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
143 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

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

ANZ400-020700-
143 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
High pressure will pass through the region today and offshore
tonight. Low pressure will develop over the Southeast tonight before
tracking northeast towards our area Tuesday into Tuesday night,
bringing widespread precipitation to the area. High pressure and
below normal temperatures return for the middle of the week. Another
cold front will track through the region Thursday night, with high
pressure building back in thereafter. Another system may impact the
region Friday night into the weekend.

$$

ANZ450-020700-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
143 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming N 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft at
7 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 6 seconds, becoming SE 5 ft at 9 seconds and N 4 ft at
5 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to
5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 9 seconds and N
3 ft at 4 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and N 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of snow in the evening. A chance of rain.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

$$

ANZ451-020700-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
143 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and
N 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt with gusts
up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less
in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 9 seconds and N 4 ft at
5 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to
5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 9 seconds and N
4 ft at 5 seconds, becoming SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and N 2 ft at
5 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening.

$$

ANZ452-020700-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
143 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 3 seconds and N 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at
4 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and NE 1 foot at
4 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 9 seconds and N 4 ft at
4 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 9 seconds and N 4 ft at
6 seconds, becoming NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.

$$

ANZ453-020700-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
143 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 3 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at
4 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to
5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE
4 ft at 9 seconds, becoming SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at
6 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E
2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight.

$$

ANZ454-020700-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
143 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUE...SE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming E 4 ft at
5 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at
4 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to
5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE
4 ft at 9 seconds, becoming SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and N 2 ft at
5 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight.

$$

ANZ455-020700-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
143 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 1 foot at
4 seconds, becoming E 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at
7 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to
5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE
4 ft at 9 seconds, becoming SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and N 2 ft at
6 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight.

$$

ANZ431-020700-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
143 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUE...E winds around 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot
at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in
the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 to 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening.

$$

ANZ430-020700-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
143 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE
1 foot at 4 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, subsiding to 1 to 2 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds, becoming NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of rain and snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

$$