


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
930 FZUS51 KPHI 120409 CWFPHI Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 1208 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 20 NM offshore and Delaware Bay ANZ400-121700- 1208 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY... A coastal storm will affect the region through early next week bringing significant impacts to parts of our area. Improving conditions expected by Tuesday as the storm weakens and moves out to sea. High pressure will begin building back into the region during the middle to end of next week. $$ ANZ450-121700- Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 1208 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 15 seconds. A chance of rain, then rain late. .SUN...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 10 ft at 8 seconds and SE 8 ft at 9 seconds, becoming E 14 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: E 16 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft, subsiding to 11 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 16 ft at 11 seconds, becoming E 14 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 13 ft at 11 seconds, becoming E 12 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 10 ft at 11 seconds, becoming E 9 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ451-121700- Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 1208 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 15 seconds. Rain. .SUN...NE winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft, building to 12 to 15 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 12 ft at 10 seconds and E 10 ft at 7 seconds, becoming E 15 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 35 to 40 kt with gusts up to 55 kt, diminishing to 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 14 to 17 ft. Wave Detail: E 17 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft, subsiding to 11 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 16 ft at 12 seconds, becoming E 14 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: E 14 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening. .TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: E 11 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ452-121700- Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 1208 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: E 10 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot at 15 seconds. Rain. .SUN...NE winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft, building to 12 to 16 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 11 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 foot at 14 seconds, becoming E 16 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 35 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 13 to 17 ft. Wave Detail: E 17 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft, subsiding to 10 to 13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 15 ft at 12 seconds, becoming E 13 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: E 14 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: E 10 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ453-121700- Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm- 1208 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: E 10 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot at 15 seconds. Rain. .SUN...NE winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft, building to 11 to 15 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 12 ft at 9 seconds, becoming E 15 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: E 16 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 14 ft at 12 seconds, becoming E 12 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: E 12 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: E 10 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ454-121700- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm- 1208 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 15 seconds. Rain. .SUN...NE winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: E 14 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: E 15 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: E 12 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: E 12 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely. .TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: E 10 ft at 11 seconds and NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds around 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ455-121700- Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm- 1208 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot at 15 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late. .SUN...NE winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft, building to 11 to 15 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 12 ft at 9 seconds, becoming E 15 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: E 16 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: E 12 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: E 12 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 5 seconds. Rain likely. .TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NE 10 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...N winds around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ431-121700- Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 1208 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds. Rain. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 4 seconds and S 4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 50 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ430-121700- Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 1208 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds. Rain. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds. Rain likely. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds, becoming N 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft, subsiding to 1 to 2 ft after midnight. $$