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Gloucester City, NJ Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
402 PM EST Thu Dec 18 2025

Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 20 NM offshore and Delaware
Bay

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402 PM EST Thu Dec 18 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
A frontal system will bring unsettle weather tonight through Friday,
followed by very windy conditions Friday through Friday night as low
pressure strengthens to our north. High pressure will move offshore
of the Virginia and North Carolina coasts Saturday into Saturday
night. A couple of dry cold fronts are expected to move across the
area Sunday and early Monday, followed briefly by high pressure
later Monday. A warm front and subsequent cold front is then
forecast to move across the area around Tuesday, followed briefly by
high pressure Wednesday into Thursday.

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Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
402 PM EST Thu Dec 18 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing
to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds, becoming S 7 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds. A chance of rain late this evening and early morning.
Rain likely late.
.FRI...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts up
to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SE 12 ft at 9 seconds.
Rain, mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt,
diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SE 9 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at
5 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming SW
around 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to
4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 10 seconds and NW
4 ft at 4 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and NW 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 9 seconds and NW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds and W
4 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of snow in
the morning. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
402 PM EST Thu Dec 18 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing
to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds, becoming S 8 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds. A chance of rain late this evening. A slight chance
of rain after midnight, then a chance of rain late.
.FRI...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: S
13 ft at 8 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt,
diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming SW
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to
4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 10 seconds and NW
4 ft at 4 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and NW 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds and SE 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds and W
4 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of snow in
the morning. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
402 PM EST Thu Dec 18 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing
to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds, becoming S 8 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds. A chance of rain late this evening. A slight chance
of rain after midnight, then rain late.
.FRI...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: S 13 ft at 9 seconds, becoming S 11 ft at 10 seconds.
Rain, mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt,
diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at
5 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
402 PM EST Thu Dec 18 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing
to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds, becoming S 8 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds. A chance of rain this evening, then rain after
midnight.
.FRI...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 11 ft at 9 seconds. Rain, mainly in
the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt,
diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: SE 9 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 5 seconds, becoming
SE 6 ft at 11 seconds and W 5 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 4 ft at
10 seconds, becoming SE 3 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and W
4 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in
the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

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Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
402 PM EST Thu Dec 18 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
increasing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft
after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 10 seconds, becoming S 8 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds. A slight chance of rain early this evening, then a
chance of rain late this evening and early morning. Rain late
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at
4 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming
NW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to
9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 8 ft
at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 5 seconds, becoming W 6 ft at
5 seconds and SE 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds
and SE 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W
4 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds around 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in
the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

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Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
402 PM EST Thu Dec 18 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing
to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds, becoming SE 8 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds. A slight chance of rain early this evening, then a
chance of rain late this evening and early morning. Rain with a
slight chance of tstms late with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SE 10 ft at 8 seconds.
Rain with a chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of rain
in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: SE 8 ft at 10 seconds and NW 6 ft at 5 seconds,
becoming NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W
4 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
402 PM EST Thu Dec 18 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 4 seconds, becoming S 5 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance
of rain early this evening, then a chance of rain late this
evening. Rain after midnight.
.FRI...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at
9 seconds. Rain in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt,
diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at
10 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and S
2 ft at 5 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM
in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

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Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
402 PM EST Thu Dec 18 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 25 to 30 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 4 seconds, becoming SE 5 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance
of rain early this evening, then a chance of rain late this
evening. Rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late.
.FRI...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at
3 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 3 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 3 seconds and S
2 ft at 5 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, subsiding to 1 to 2 ft in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM
in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

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