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Merchantville, NJ Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast for New Jersey and Delaware
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
402 PM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

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

ANZ400-201000-
402 PM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
Strong winds continue into tonight in the wake of a cold front
as high pressure starts to approach from the west.
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 into early Wednesday, followed
briefly by high pressure late Wednesday. A pair of weak
disturbances could then affect the area for the end of next
week.

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ANZ450-201000-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
402 PM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, becoming
25 to 35 kt late this evening and early morning, then diminishing
to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt late. 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
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
3 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
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at
6 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 8 seconds and W
3 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds
and S 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of snow after midnight with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely, mainly
in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft.

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ANZ451-201000-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
402 PM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, becoming
NW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding
to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at 11 seconds,
becoming S 8 ft at 11 seconds and W 5 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming SW
around 10 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 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 6 ft at
10 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 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. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at
11 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds, becoming NW 3 ft at
4 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely, mainly
in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft.

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ANZ452-201000-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
402 PM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, becoming
NW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding
to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 11 seconds,
becoming SE 7 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW 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 W 4 ft at
5 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 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 6 seconds and SE 6 ft at
10 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 6 ft at 8 seconds and W
5 ft at 5 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.

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ANZ453-201000-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
402 PM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, becoming
NW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding
to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 9 ft at 10 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 with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW
in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at
10 seconds, becoming SE 3 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at
3 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S
5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at
6 seconds and SE 6 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 8 seconds and W
4 ft at 5 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and
E 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.

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ANZ454-201000-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
402 PM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, becoming
NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding
to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 8 ft at 10 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 with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to
4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE
4 ft at 10 seconds, becoming SE 3 ft at 10 seconds and NW 2 ft at
5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 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
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds, becoming NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft.

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ANZ455-201000-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
402 PM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming
NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 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 SE 6 ft at 10 seconds and NW
5 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW
in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at
10 seconds, becoming SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at
5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 3 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and E
2 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft.

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ANZ431-201000-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
402 PM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
5 seconds and SE 3 ft 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 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. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 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
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain
in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less.

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ANZ430-201000-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
402 PM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming
NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, subsiding to 1 to
2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE
1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming W 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 7 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: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 3 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds, becoming NW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of rain and snow
after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain
in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.

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