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FZUS51 KPHI 171002
CWFPHI
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
601 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE TO 20 NM OFFSHORE AND DELAWARE
BAY
ANZ400-172300-
601 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT OFFSHORE EARLY THIS MORNING. A BACK
DOOR COLD FRONT THEN SLIDES ACROSS OUR AREA ON SATURDAY. A STRONG
COLD FRONT CROSSES OUR REGION SUNDAY MORNING, FOLLOWED BY HIGH
PRESSURE WHICH BUILDS IN LATER MONDAY INTO TUESDAY BEFORE SHIFTING
TO OUR SOUTH AND EAST BY WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER FRONT MAY THEN MOVE
THROUGH ON THURSDAY.
ANZ450-172300-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
601 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS MORNING,
THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND
SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
8 SECONDS. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
ANZ451-172300-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
601 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS
UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT
6 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND
E 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN
THE EVENING.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ANZ452-172300-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
601 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS
THIS MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT
AT 6 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND
NE 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
8 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ANZ453-172300-
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-
601 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT
AT 7 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS
LATE.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
SAT
E WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT
5 SECONDS.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS
AND NE 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT
8 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ANZ454-172300-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-
601 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS
MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT
7 SECONDS.
SAT
E WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT
8 SECONDS.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
NE 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ANZ455-172300-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-
601 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT
8 SECONDS.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
NE 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT
7 SECONDS. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ANZ431-172300-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
601 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS
EARLY THIS MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT
6 SECONDS.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND
2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: E 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND S
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING E 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND
SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN
THE EVENING.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
ANZ430-172300-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
601 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: W
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS
EARLY THIS MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: E 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS AROUND
2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
1 FOOT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
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