Ocean City USGS weather station391709074343201
At a river or reservoir gauge/2.3 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Beaches/New Jersey/The Point 2 Beach
The Point 2 Beach, New Jersey
Beach in Atlantic County, New JerseyGale Watch, in full · Every severe alert
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, west winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 3 to 6 ft expected. For the Gale Watch, north winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts near 35 kt and seas 3 to 6 ft possible. * WHERE...Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 NM and Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 NM. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, from 3 PM Friday to 6 AM EDT Saturday. For the Gale Watch, from Saturday morning through Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Mariners should consider altering plans to avoid possible hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe wind and seas.
60°
66°/56°
Partly cloudy·
Feels like 60°·Light breeze 5 mph ESE
Alert. A Gale Watch is in force for The Point 2 Beach until 6 PM Saturday. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely tomorrow night, from about 10 PM, the chance peaking at 86% around 12 AM.
Now. The Point 2 Beach is 60° and partly cloudy at 11 PM. The dew point is 55°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the east-southeast at 5 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 58° by 11 PM, with some cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 79°, and the coolest Saturday, near 55°. Rain is likely tomorrow (86%) and Saturday (96%).
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. Look for Saturn, bright in the south-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The day is 11 hours 13 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
21Air quality
90%Humidity
45%Cloud
Now
11:00 PM
60feels60
now, partly cloudy
Today
Oct 15
6656
15%
Fri
Oct 16
7957
86%
Sat
Oct 17
5545
96%
15mph
Sun
Oct 18
5839
12mph
Mon
Oct 19
6143
19%
15mph
Tue
Oct 20
6445
20%
14mph
Wed
Oct 21
6447
11%
14mph
60°
66°56°
79°57°
55°45°
58°39°
61°43°
64°45°
64°47°
As of 11:00 PM in The Point 2 Beach, New Jersey.
Air quality
The air at The Point 2 Beach
Index 21, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, South Coastal (NJ), 5 miles off.
21Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good-
- Ozone21Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Fri Oct 16, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 51, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 51YesterdayOct 14
- 40TodayOct 15
- 50FriOct 16
Smoke, the next 46 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at The Point 2 Beach
0.01 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.01in
- Last 3 days
- 0.01in
Visibility
How far you can see at The Point 2 Beach, the next 46 hours
Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 3 miles Sat 3 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing ESE 109°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Surf and swim
The waves at buoy 44091, 52.2 mi away.
Waves at buoy 44091, Barnegat
- Wave height
- 3.0 ft
- Period
- 5 s
- From
- ENE (62°)
- Swell
- 1.0 ft at 14 s from ESE
- Wind waves
- 2.6 ft at 5 s from ENE
- Water
- 65 °F
- Read
- Thu 11:00 PM
- Distance
- 52.2 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.
Every hour, last 24 hours
| Time | Wave height | Period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 11:00 PM | 3.0 ft | 5 s | ENE (62°) |
| Thu 10:30 PM | 2.6 ft | 5 s | ENE (71°) |
| Thu 9:30 PM | 2.6 ft | 5 s | ENE (76°) |
| Thu 8:30 PM | 2.6 ft | 5 s | ENE (58°) |
| Thu 7:00 PM | 2.6 ft | 5 s | ENE (61°) |
| Thu 6:30 PM | 3.0 ft | 5 s | NE (54°) |
| Thu 5:30 PM | 3.0 ft | 5 s | NE (56°) |
| Thu 4:30 PM | 3.3 ft | 5 s | NE (54°) |
| Thu 3:30 PM | 3.6 ft | 5 s | NE (50°) |
| Thu 2:30 PM | 3.6 ft | 5 s | NE (46°) |
| Thu 1:30 PM | 4.3 ft | 5 s | NE (47°) |
| Thu 12:30 PM | 4.6 ft | 6 s | NE (38°) |
| Thu 11:30 AM | 5.2 ft | 5 s | NE (37°) |
| Thu 10:30 AM | 4.9 ft | 5 s | NNE (33°) |
| Thu 9:30 AM | 4.9 ft | 5 s | NNE (30°) |
| Thu 8:30 AM | 4.6 ft | 5 s | NNE (26°) |
| Thu 7:30 AM | 4.6 ft | 5 s | NNE (32°) |
| Thu 6:30 AM | 4.3 ft | 4 s | NNE (23°) |
| Thu 5:30 AM | 3.6 ft | 5 s | N (353°) |
| Thu 4:30 AM | 3.6 ft | 4 s | NNW (348°) |
| Thu 3:30 AM | 3.3 ft | 4 s | N (349°) |
| Thu 2:30 AM | 3.3 ft | 3 s | N (356°) |
| Thu 1:30 AM | 3.0 ft | 6 s | S (177°) |
| Thu 12:30 AM | 2.6 ft | 6 s | SSE (157°) |
Beach
- County
- Atlantic County
- State
- New Jersey
- Latitude
- 39.3036° N
- Longitude
- 74.5384° W
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest The Point 2 Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Citizen station FW2611FW2611
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.3 mi away/9 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
At an airfield/10.8 mi away/66 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Ocean City 2.8 NENJ-CM-66
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/0 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Beach ThorofareMGTN4
At a cooperative observer's station/2.7 mi away/0 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in New Jersey
22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near The Point 2 Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Longportborough, 1 mi
- Margate Citycity, 3 mi
- Ocean Citycity, 3 mi
- Linwoodcity, 4 mi
- Somers Pointcity, 4 mi
- Ventnor Citycity, 4 mi
- Northfieldcity, 5 mi
- Beesleys Pointcommunity, 5 mi
- Bargaintowncommunity, 6 mi
- Pleasantvillecity, 6 mi
- Marmoracommunity, 7 mi
- Atlantic Citycity, 7 mi
Beaches near The Point 2 Beach
- Malibu Beach1 mi
- William Morrow Beach3 mi
- The Dredge4 mi
- Beesley's Point Beach5 mi
- Peck Beach6 mi
- Tropicana Beach6 mi
- Caesars Beach7 mi
- Bally's Legend’s VIP Beach7 mi