982  
FZUS51 KPHI 280904  
CWFPHI  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ  
401 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026  
 
SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE TO 20 NM OFFSHORE AND DELAWARE  
BAY  
 
ANZ400-282200-  
401 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026  
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK  
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...  
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN CONTROL TODAY. AN ARCTIC FRONT CROSSES  
THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ARCTIC HIGH  
PRESSURE THEN BUILDS TOWARD THE AREA LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. A  
COUPLE OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MAY THEN IMPACT THE AREA LATE  
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT AND LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. UNSETTLED  
WEATHER THEN CONTINUES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.  
 
 
 
ANZ450-282200-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-  
401 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS  
MORNING. PATCHY FOG LATE. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM THIS MORNING, THEN 1 TO  
3 NM LATE.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS  
AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS  
AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
TUE  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. RAIN.   
WED  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ451-282200-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT  
20 NM-  
401 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS  
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
SE 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
MON  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
TUE  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. RAIN.   
WED  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ452-282200-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT  
20 NM-  
401 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026  
   
TODAY  
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SW AROUND 5 KT THIS  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS  
AND NE 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG  
LATE. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM THIS MORNING, THEN 1 TO 3 NM LATE.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND  
SE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
MON  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
SE 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.   
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
WED  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ453-282200-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-  
401 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S AROUND 5 KT THIS  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS  
AND NE 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING WITH VSBY  
1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
WED  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
WED NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ454-282200-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-  
401 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE AROUND 5 KT LATE. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. VSBY  
1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. VSBY  
1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW WITH GUSTS UP 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.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ455-282200-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-  
401 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE AROUND 5 KT LATE. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. VSBY  
1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW WITH GUSTS UP 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.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND NE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
MON  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
SE 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ431-282200-  
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-  
401 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026  
   
TODAY  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING SE AROUND 5 KT LATE  
THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.   
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: SE 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT  
AT 3 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.    
TUE  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
WED  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
WED NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ430-282200-  
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-  
401 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026  
   
TODAY  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING SE AROUND 5 KT LATE  
THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG THIS  
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG.  
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 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: SE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING N  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
IN THE MORNING.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TUE  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
WED  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
WED NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
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