492  
FZUS51 KPHI 191839  
CWFPHI  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ  
238 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026  
 
SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE TO 20 NM OFFSHORE AND DELAWARE  
BAY  
 
ANZ400-200700-  
238 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026  
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK  
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...  
AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SETTLE TO OUR SOUTH AND  
EAST INTO TONIGHT. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SLIDES BY TO OUR NORTH  
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY, WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT CROSSING OUR  
AREA. ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKS TO OUR NORTH LATE SUNDAY  
INTO MONDAY, PULLING A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS OUR REGION. HIGH  
PRESSURE THEN BUILDS INTO OUR AREA FOR THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK.  
 

 
 
ANZ450-200700-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-  
238 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN  
RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY  
IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ451-200700-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT  
20 NM-  
238 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ452-200700-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT  
20 NM-  
238 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ453-200700-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-  
238 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS  
AND SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ454-200700-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-  
238 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
SAT
 
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING N IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS  
AND SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ455-200700-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-  
238 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT  
9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING N IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS  
AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ431-200700-  
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-  
238 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
FRIDAY EVENING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE  
1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ430-200700-  
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-  
238 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
FRIDAY EVENING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: SE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 25 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 S 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS LIKELY.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE MORNING, THEN  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT  
AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING NW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
5 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: NW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
 

 
 
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