New Jersey Marine Forecasts
NWS marine forecasts for 11 coastal waters zones off New Jersey, with current wind and seas from the nearest buoy and 3-day charts.
New Jersey forecast register
Named coastal zones, current observations and official advisories
| Forecast zoneForecast zone | Wind nowWind now | ConditionsConditions |
|---|---|---|
| Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen | SSE 8 ktSSE 8 kt | peak 22 kt Fri 3 PMpeak 22 kt Fri 3 PM |
| Great Egg Inlet to Cape May | SSE 8 ktSSE 8 kt | peak 15 kt Fri 3 PMpeak 15 kt Fri 3 PM |
| Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet | SE 6 ktSE 6 kt | peak 15 kt Fri 3 PMpeak 15 kt Fri 3 PM |
| Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet | SE 6 ktSE 6 kt | peak 20 kt Fri 3 PMpeak 20 kt Fri 3 PM |
| Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet | S 12 ktS 12 kt | peak 15 kt Fri 3 PMpeak 15 kt Fri 3 PM |
| Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach | SE 12 ktSE 12 kt | peak 22 kt Fri 3 PMpeak 22 kt Fri 3 PM |
| Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach | S 11 ktS 11 kt | peak 23 kt Fri 3 PMpeak 23 kt Fri 3 PM |
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New Jersey marine forecasts: common questions
Is there a small craft advisory off New Jersey right now?
No advisory or warning is in force in any of the 11 New Jersey marine zones at the moment. Advisories are issued per zone by the National Weather Service and appear at the top of a zone's page as soon as one is posted.
How windy is it on the New Jersey coast right now?
Buoys off New Jersey are reporting 6 to 14 knots, the strongest at Sandy Hook NJ to Manasquan Inlet NJ (20-40 nm). A knot is 1.15 mph, so 20 knots is about 23 mph. Wind measured offshore is usually stronger than the same wind felt in a harbor.
How rough are the seas off New Jersey today?
The highest seas measured right now are 2 ft off Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet, out of the 11 of 11 New Jersey zones with a wave-capable buoy nearby. Seas are significant wave height, the average of the highest third of the waves, so individual waves run noticeably higher than the figure.
Who issues the marine forecast for New Jersey?
The National Weather Service, from its Mount Holly, NJ office. Each of the 11 zones on this page gets its own bulletin in a legacy teletype format, reproduced here in full underneath the charts and the live buoy readings.