Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Cape May, NJ
May 5, 2024 4:00 PM EDT (20:00 UTC) Change Location
Sunrise 5:54 AM Sunset 7:59 PM Moonrise 4:26 AM Moonset 5:17 PM |
ANZ431 Delaware Bay Waters South Of East Point Nj To Slaughter Beach De- 103 Pm Edt Sun May 5 2024
This afternoon - SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers early, then a chance of showers late.
Tonight - S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
Mon - S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Mon night - S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
Tue - NE winds around 5 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Tue night - S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Wed - S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Wed night - W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. A chance of showers after midnight.
Thu - E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
Thu night - E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
winds and waves higher in and near tstms.
winds and waves higher in and near tstms.
ANZ400 103 Pm Edt Sun May 5 2024
Synopsis for the coastal waters from sandy hook nj to fenwick island de and for delaware bay - High pressure lingers through the remainder of the day, before a series of fronts and low pressure systems affect the east coast Wednesday through the end of the week. High pressure looks to return to end the weekend and start the new week.
Area Discussion for - Philadelphia/Mount Holly, PA
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FXUS61 KPHI 051844 AFDPHI
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 244 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024
SYNOPSIS
An east to southeasterly flow off the Atlantic ocean will result in cloudy weather through Monday morning with areas of light rain and drizzle. A cold front will work its way through the region late Monday and Monday night. This boundary will become stationary over the area through the mid- week period. A series of disturbances will track along this boundary through the middle of the week. A stronger area of low pressure moves through the region on Thursday, followed by a cold front on Friday.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/
Weak warm advection overruning a very moist and cool marine layer will keep low clouds and light rain or drizzle for most locations through Monday morning. As a shortwave moves over the region this afternoon, showers along and west of the Delaware Valley will spread eastward into coastal areas.
The bulk of the rain moves out early this evening, but another weak trough approaching tonight will reinforce lift and generate additional scattered showers. Some of the model soundings show some elevated instability, so can't rule out some lightning strikes late tonight, mainly within Delmarva and the southern half of New Jersey. Some patchy fog is possible with a moist boundary layer, greatest chance mainly north and west of the Philadelphia metro. It will be a mild night, with lows in the mid to upper 50s/low 60s.
Winds become southerly Monday morning ahead of a cold front that will usher an increasingly humid airmass into the region with surface dewpoints rising into the 60s. Any fog in the morning will lift and dissipate by midday. The cold front passes through the region Monday afternoon and Monday evening. Some shortwave energy passing through the region will help kick off widely scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms, mainly across the southern portions of the forecast area.
SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/
Periods of unsettled weather are expected early in the week as a cold front will move to the south of the area on Monday night, then stall to our south into Tuesday, then begin lifting back north Tuesday night. Showers will be possible on Monday night near the front as it sags southward, but Tuesday may end up being dry for many areas since we will be north of the front.
There will still be a chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms for the southern third to half of the area later in the day as they will be closer to the front. On Tuesday night, the area with the greatest chance for showers and isolated thunderstorms shifts northward as the front lifts back to the north and short wave/vorticity impulse moves across the northern areas.
LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
Unsettled weather continues for the second half of the week. On Wednesday, an area of low pressure will move our of the Great Lakes and into the northeastern states, eventually bringing a cold front to the area. After a round of showers and isolated thunderstorms early in the day Wednesday across the northern areas, much of the day into the evening hours could be mostly dry for many areas as the front stalls near the area. However, this dry weather will not last as showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected to increase later Wednesday night into Thursday and continue through Friday as multiple waves of low pressure move along the stalled boundary across the Mid- Atlantic region, before the final low and cold front move offshore of the Mid Atlantic coast Friday into Friday night.
Although the forecast has a chance of showers for next weekend, drier weather may return as high pressure could begin to affect the area.
AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/
The following discussion is for KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG, KILG, KMIV, KACY and surrounding areas.
Rest of today...Ceilings at or below 1Kft this afternoon with ceilings 3-4Kft across southern Delaware and southeastern New Jersey. Highest concentration of showers should move through the Lehigh Valley and Delaware Valley.
Tonight...Low clouds and areas of fog. South to southeast wind around 5 kt.
Monday...Cloud deck at or below 1Kft in the morning with areas of fog. Ceilings rise to 1-2Kft by midday. winds become southwesterly around 10 knots.
Outlook...
Monday night...Areas of sub-VFR conditions with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Tuesday...Areas of VFR to MVFR conditions with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Tuesday night...Areas of IFR developing with showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Wednesday-Wednesday night...Conditions may improve to VFR with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Thursday-Friday...Sub-VFR conditions likely with showers and possible thunderstorms.
MARINE
No marine headlines expected through Monday as seas will be 2 to 4 feet with winds from the east to southeast at 10 to 20 kt.
Periods of showers expected, with a 15-20% chance of thunderstorms early Monday morning.
Outlook...
Monday night-Friday...Conditions likely to remain below Small Craft Advisory levels for much of the period. Winds may gust around 20 knots at times, and seas may approach 5 feet Thursday night.
PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
PA...None.
NJ...None.
DE...None.
MD...None.
MARINE...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 244 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024
SYNOPSIS
An east to southeasterly flow off the Atlantic ocean will result in cloudy weather through Monday morning with areas of light rain and drizzle. A cold front will work its way through the region late Monday and Monday night. This boundary will become stationary over the area through the mid- week period. A series of disturbances will track along this boundary through the middle of the week. A stronger area of low pressure moves through the region on Thursday, followed by a cold front on Friday.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/
Weak warm advection overruning a very moist and cool marine layer will keep low clouds and light rain or drizzle for most locations through Monday morning. As a shortwave moves over the region this afternoon, showers along and west of the Delaware Valley will spread eastward into coastal areas.
The bulk of the rain moves out early this evening, but another weak trough approaching tonight will reinforce lift and generate additional scattered showers. Some of the model soundings show some elevated instability, so can't rule out some lightning strikes late tonight, mainly within Delmarva and the southern half of New Jersey. Some patchy fog is possible with a moist boundary layer, greatest chance mainly north and west of the Philadelphia metro. It will be a mild night, with lows in the mid to upper 50s/low 60s.
Winds become southerly Monday morning ahead of a cold front that will usher an increasingly humid airmass into the region with surface dewpoints rising into the 60s. Any fog in the morning will lift and dissipate by midday. The cold front passes through the region Monday afternoon and Monday evening. Some shortwave energy passing through the region will help kick off widely scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms, mainly across the southern portions of the forecast area.
SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/
Periods of unsettled weather are expected early in the week as a cold front will move to the south of the area on Monday night, then stall to our south into Tuesday, then begin lifting back north Tuesday night. Showers will be possible on Monday night near the front as it sags southward, but Tuesday may end up being dry for many areas since we will be north of the front.
There will still be a chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms for the southern third to half of the area later in the day as they will be closer to the front. On Tuesday night, the area with the greatest chance for showers and isolated thunderstorms shifts northward as the front lifts back to the north and short wave/vorticity impulse moves across the northern areas.
LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
Unsettled weather continues for the second half of the week. On Wednesday, an area of low pressure will move our of the Great Lakes and into the northeastern states, eventually bringing a cold front to the area. After a round of showers and isolated thunderstorms early in the day Wednesday across the northern areas, much of the day into the evening hours could be mostly dry for many areas as the front stalls near the area. However, this dry weather will not last as showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected to increase later Wednesday night into Thursday and continue through Friday as multiple waves of low pressure move along the stalled boundary across the Mid- Atlantic region, before the final low and cold front move offshore of the Mid Atlantic coast Friday into Friday night.
Although the forecast has a chance of showers for next weekend, drier weather may return as high pressure could begin to affect the area.
AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/
The following discussion is for KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG, KILG, KMIV, KACY and surrounding areas.
Rest of today...Ceilings at or below 1Kft this afternoon with ceilings 3-4Kft across southern Delaware and southeastern New Jersey. Highest concentration of showers should move through the Lehigh Valley and Delaware Valley.
Tonight...Low clouds and areas of fog. South to southeast wind around 5 kt.
Monday...Cloud deck at or below 1Kft in the morning with areas of fog. Ceilings rise to 1-2Kft by midday. winds become southwesterly around 10 knots.
Outlook...
Monday night...Areas of sub-VFR conditions with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Tuesday...Areas of VFR to MVFR conditions with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Tuesday night...Areas of IFR developing with showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Wednesday-Wednesday night...Conditions may improve to VFR with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Thursday-Friday...Sub-VFR conditions likely with showers and possible thunderstorms.
MARINE
No marine headlines expected through Monday as seas will be 2 to 4 feet with winds from the east to southeast at 10 to 20 kt.
Periods of showers expected, with a 15-20% chance of thunderstorms early Monday morning.
Outlook...
Monday night-Friday...Conditions likely to remain below Small Craft Advisory levels for much of the period. Winds may gust around 20 knots at times, and seas may approach 5 feet Thursday night.
PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
PA...None.
NJ...None.
DE...None.
MD...None.
MARINE...None.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
CMAN4 - 8536110 - Cape May, NJ | 4 mi | 42 min | ESE 9.9G | 59°F | 30.16 | |||
BRND1 - 8555889 - Brandywine Shoal Light, DE | 12 mi | 42 min | SSE 15G | 57°F | 30.16 | |||
LWSD1 - 8557380 - Lewes, DE | 17 mi | 42 min | SE 6G | 61°F | 56°F | 30.15 | ||
44084 | 30 mi | 60 min | 58°F | 56°F | 3 ft | |||
DRSD1 - Delaware Reserve, DE | 31 mi | 150 min | E 6 | 30.18 | ||||
44009 - DELAWARE BAY 26 NM Southeast of Cape May, NJ | 35 mi | 30 min | SE 12G | 58°F | 55°F | 30.14 | 56°F | |
SJSN4 - 8537121 - Ship John Shoal, NJ | 36 mi | 42 min | ESE 19G | 60°F | 30.14 | |||
ACYN4 - 8534720 - Atlantic City, NJ | 38 mi | 42 min | 54°F | 53°F | 30.13 | |||
OCIM2 - 8570283 - Ocean City Inlet, MD | 44 mi | 42 min | SSW 6G | 61°F | 58°F | 30.11 | ||
JCRN4 - Jacques Cousteau Reserve, NJ | 46 mi | 90 min | E 8.9 | 58°F | 30.24 | 57°F |
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Airport Reports
EDIT (hide/show)  Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Vis | Sky | Weather | Temp | DewPt | RH | inHg |
KWWD CAPE MAY COUNTY,NJ | 4 sm | 64 min | SE 10 | 10 sm | Overcast | 61°F | 57°F | 88% | 30.17 |
Cape May Harbor
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Sun -- 04:26 AM EDT Moonrise
Sun -- 05:56 AM EDT Sunrise
Sun -- 06:10 AM EDT 5.01 feet High Tide
Sun -- 12:06 PM EDT -0.36 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 05:16 PM EDT Moonset
Sun -- 06:41 PM EDT 5.64 feet High Tide
Sun -- 07:56 PM EDT Sunset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Sun -- 04:26 AM EDT Moonrise
Sun -- 05:56 AM EDT Sunrise
Sun -- 06:10 AM EDT 5.01 feet High Tide
Sun -- 12:06 PM EDT -0.36 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 05:16 PM EDT Moonset
Sun -- 06:41 PM EDT 5.64 feet High Tide
Sun -- 07:56 PM EDT Sunset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Cape May Harbor, New Jersey, Tide feet
12 am |
0 |
1 am |
0.5 |
2 am |
1.5 |
3 am |
2.7 |
4 am |
3.8 |
5 am |
4.6 |
6 am |
5 |
7 am |
4.7 |
8 am |
3.8 |
9 am |
2.5 |
10 am |
1.2 |
11 am |
0.2 |
12 pm |
-0.3 |
1 pm |
-0.1 |
2 pm |
0.9 |
3 pm |
2.3 |
4 pm |
3.7 |
5 pm |
4.8 |
6 pm |
5.5 |
7 pm |
5.6 |
8 pm |
4.9 |
9 pm |
3.7 |
10 pm |
2.3 |
11 pm |
1 |
Delaware Bay Entrance
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Sun -- 02:09 AM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 04:26 AM EDT Moonrise
Sun -- 05:02 AM EDT 1.68 knots Max Flood
Sun -- 05:57 AM EDT Sunrise
Sun -- 08:12 AM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 11:41 AM EDT -1.66 knots Max Ebb
Sun -- 02:31 PM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 05:16 PM EDT Moonset
Sun -- 05:27 PM EDT 1.83 knots Max Flood
Sun -- 07:57 PM EDT Sunset
Sun -- 08:44 PM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Sun -- 02:09 AM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 04:26 AM EDT Moonrise
Sun -- 05:02 AM EDT 1.68 knots Max Flood
Sun -- 05:57 AM EDT Sunrise
Sun -- 08:12 AM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 11:41 AM EDT -1.66 knots Max Ebb
Sun -- 02:31 PM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 05:16 PM EDT Moonset
Sun -- 05:27 PM EDT 1.83 knots Max Flood
Sun -- 07:57 PM EDT Sunset
Sun -- 08:44 PM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Delaware Bay Entrance, Delaware Current, knots
12 am |
-1.5 |
1 am |
-0.9 |
2 am |
-0.1 |
3 am |
0.7 |
4 am |
1.4 |
5 am |
1.7 |
6 am |
1.5 |
7 am |
0.9 |
8 am |
0.2 |
9 am |
-0.6 |
10 am |
-1.2 |
11 am |
-1.6 |
12 pm |
-1.6 |
1 pm |
-1.2 |
2 pm |
-0.5 |
3 pm |
0.4 |
4 pm |
1.3 |
5 pm |
1.8 |
6 pm |
1.8 |
7 pm |
1.3 |
8 pm |
0.6 |
9 pm |
-0.2 |
10 pm |
-0.9 |
11 pm |
-1.4 |
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