Storm Station

Highlands Beach, New Jersey

Beach in Monmouth County, New Jersey
69° 70°/65°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 69°·Light breeze 7 mph SSW

Now. Highlands Beach is 69° and partly cloudy at 7 PM. The dew point is 60°, so the air feels a little humid. Light breeze from the south-southwest at 7 mph.

The week. The warmest day ahead is Friday, near 79°, and the coolest Tuesday, near 60°. Rain is possible Friday (35%).

The sky now. The Moon is a waning gibbous, 80% lit, and rises at 8:35 PM. The next new Moon is Saturday, Oct 10. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The day is 11 hours 50 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.

-UV
-Air quality
76%Humidity
48%Cloud
Now
3:00 PM
69feels69
now, partly cloudy
Today
Sep 30
7065
mostly clear day
Thu
Oct 1
7467
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
7961
35%
mostly clear day
Sat
Oct 3
6861
15%
15mph
showers light
Sun
Oct 4
6660
25%
15mph
showers light
Mon
Oct 5
6852
25%
showers light
Tue
Oct 6
6052
15mph
clear day
69°
70°65°
74°67°
79°61°
68°61°
66°60°
68°52°
60°52°

As of 3:00 PM in Highlands Beach, New Jersey.

Highlands Beach from its sand, nowLooking ENE from the sand at 3:07 PM, daylight, partly cloudy, waves about 2.5 ft every 10 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.
Looking ENE from the sand at 3:07 PM, daylight, partly cloudy, waves about 2.5 ft every 10 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Eastern Monmouth, and the waves at buoy 44065, 14.6 mi away.

Today

Rip current risk
Low
Surf height
2 to 3 feet
Water temperature
In the mid 60s
UV index
High

Waves at buoy 44065, New York Harbor Entrance

Wave height
1.6 ft
Period
10 s
From
ESE (109°)
Swell
1.6 ft at 10 s from ESE
Wind waves
0.3 ft at 4 s from SSW
Water
66 °F
Read
Wed 2:20 PM
Distance
14.6 mi

Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.

Wave height at buoy 44065, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.6 ft to 3.6 ft; 1.6 ft at Wed 2:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft6 PMTue6 AMNoon6 PMWed6 AMNoon1.6 ftWave height at buoy 44065, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.6 ft to 3.6 ft; 1.6 ft at Wed 2:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftTueNoonWedNoon1.6 ft
Significant wave height from 1.6 ft to 3.6 ft; 1.6 ft at Wed 2:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Wed 2:20 PM1.6 ft10 sESE (109°)
Wed 1:50 PM1.6 ft9 sESE (109°)
Wed 12:50 PM1.6 ft10 sESE (108°)
Wed 11:50 AM1.6 ft10 sESE (114°)
Wed 10:50 AM2.0 ft9 sESE (107°)
Wed 9:50 AM2.0 ft10 sESE (104°)
Wed 8:50 AM2.0 ft10 sESE (108°)
Wed 7:50 AM2.0 ft10 sESE (109°)
Wed 6:50 AM1.6 ft9 sE (95°)
Wed 5:50 AM1.6 ft10 sESE (110°)
Wed 4:50 AM1.6 ft8 sESE (122°)
Wed 3:50 AM1.6 ft9 sESE (117°)
Wed 2:50 AM1.6 ft9 sESE (112°)
Wed 1:50 AM1.6 ft8 sESE (122°)
Wed 12:50 AM1.6 ft8 sESE (123°)
Tue 11:50 PM1.6 ft9 sESE (117°)
Tue 10:50 PM1.6 ft9 sESE (107°)
Tue 9:50 PM1.6 ft9 sESE (117°)
Tue 8:50 PM1.6 ft9 sESE (118°)
Tue 7:50 PM1.6 ft8 sSE (130°)
Tue 6:50 PM1.6 ft8 sSE (131°)
Tue 5:50 PM1.6 ft-ESE (102°)
Tue 4:50 PM1.6 ft8 sSE (132°)
Tue 3:50 PM1.6 ft-SE (125°)

Surf zone forecast

Eastern Monmouth, including Sandy Hook. Issued 2:40 AM EDT Wed Sep 30.

ForecastTodayThursday
Rip current riskLowModerate
Surf height2 to 3 feet2 to 3 feet
Water temperatureIn the mid 60s-
UV indexHigh-
Thunderstorm potentialNoneNone
WeatherMostly sunnyMostly cloudy until 5 PM, then mostly sunny
High temperatureIn the lower 70sIn the mid 70s
WindsNorthwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoonSouthwest winds 5 to 10 mph
Sunrise6:51 AM6:52 AM
Sunset6:42 PM6:40 PM
TidesBelmarHigh, 10:12 AMLow, 4:44 PMBelmarHigh, 11:09 AMLow, 5:39 PM

Beach

County
Monmouth County
State
New Jersey
Latitude
40.3943° N
Longitude
73.9760° W

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Highlands Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.0 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Belmar-FarmdaleBLM

At an airfield/16.9 mi away/157 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Rumson 1.0 NNWNJ-MN-63

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/13 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

OakhurstLBRN4

At a cooperative observer's station/8.9 mi away/31 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Oakhurst (LBRN4), 8.9 miles from here, read 29 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

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