481  
FZUS51 KPHI 260804  
CWFPHI  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ  
401 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2026  
 
SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE TO 20 NM OFFSHORE AND DELAWARE  
BAY  
 
ANZ400-262100-  
401 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2026  
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK  
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...  
HIGH PRESSURE PULLS AWAY TODAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS TO  
THE NORTH OF THE AREA WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH  
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS IN FOR THE WEEKEND  
AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. AN UNSETTLED PATTERN TAKES HOLD FOR THE  
EARLY AND MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK WITH A SERIES OF FRONTAL SYSTEMS  
LIKELY MOVING THROUGH.  
 

 
 
ANZ450-262100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-  
401 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING  
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.   
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE  
OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.   
MON
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.  
 

 
 
ANZ451-262100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT  
20 NM-  
401 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING  
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.   
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS.   
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS  
AND S 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN.  
 

 
 
ANZ452-262100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT  
20 NM-  
401 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING  
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL:  
S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE  
OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E  
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS  
AND S 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ453-262100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-  
401 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING  
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
SW 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 E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS.   
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ454-262100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-  
401 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING  
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
SW 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 E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT  
3 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ455-262100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-  
401 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING  
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
SW 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 E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.   
FRI
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT  
3 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S  
1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ431-262100-  
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-  
401 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS  
UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND  
S 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
S 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ430-262100-  
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-  
401 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
SW WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS  
UP TO 25 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS  
AND S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. SHOWERS  
LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT IN THE  
EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN.  
 

 
 
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