ALWAYS check the weather before going fishing!  Remember to click the RELOAD or REFRESH button in your web browser if you see yesterday's forecast (you may be recalling old data from your browser's disk cache instead of the latest forecast.)

Coastal Marine Weather Forecasts:

Coastal Forecast - New York Harbor

Coastal Forecast - Sandy Hook, NJ to Fire Island, NY

Coastal Forecast - Fire Island to Moriches Inlet, NY

Coastal Forecast - Moriches Inlet to Montauk Point, NY

Coastal Forecast - Montauk, NY to Block Island to Marthas Vineyard to Nantucket, MA

Coastal Forecast - Long Island Sound West of New Haven, CT to Port Jefferson, NY

Coastal Forecast - Long Island Sound East of New Haven, CT to Port Jefferson, NY

Coastal Forecast - Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet, NJ

Coastal Forecast - Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet, NJ

Coastal Forecast - Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet, NJ

Coastal Forecast - Great Egg Inlet to Cape May, NJ

Coastal Forecast - Cape May, NJ to Cape Henlopen, DE

Coastal Forecast - Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island, DE

Coastal Forecast - Delaware Bay South of East Point, NJ to Slaughter Beach, DE

Coastal Forecast - Delaware Bay North of East Point, NJ to Slaughter Beach, DE

Coastal Forecast - Block Island Sound, Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod Bay, Nantucket Sound, Rhode Island Sound, Vineyard Sound

Coastal Forecast - Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras, NC

Coastal Forecast - Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet, NC

Coastal Forecast - Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout, NC

Coastal Forecast - Key West to Dry Tortugas

Surf Zone Forecast - For the beaches of New Jersey


Current Marine Weather Conditions:

NOAA 3-meter weather buoy
Southern New England

Current Weather - Buzzards Bay, MA (BUZM3)

Current Weather - Nantucket Island, MA (NTKM3)

Current Weather - 54 NM Southeast of Nantucket (44008)

Current Weather - SE Cape Cod 30 NM East of Nantucket, MA (44018)

Current Weather - Georges Bank 170 NM East of Hyannis, MA (44011)

Current Weather - Gulf of Maine 78 NM East of Portsmouth, NH (44005)

Long Island Sound

Current Weather - Kings Point, NY (KPTN6)

Current Weather - Execution Rocks (44022)

Current Weather - Western Long Island Sound (44040)

Current Weather - Central Long Island Sound (44039)

Current Weather - New London Ledge CT (LDLC3)

New York Bight

Current Weather - Ambrose Light, NY (ALSN6)

Current Weather - Sandy Hook, NJ (SDHN4)

Current Weather - 33 NM South of Islip, LI (44025)

Current Weather - Montauk, NY (MTKN6)

Current Weather - 23 NM Southwest of Montauk Point, NY (44017)

Current wind conditions and other meteorological data for New York / New Jersey Harbor - Includes wind speed, wind gusts, wind direction, air temperature and barometric pressure - NOAA CO-OPS Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS®)

Southern New Jersey

Current Weather - Brant Beach, NJ (BRBN4)

Current Weather - Avalon, NJ (AVAN4)

Current Weather - Cape May, NJ (CMAN4)

Current Weather - Hotel Buoy 200 NM East of Cape May, NJ (44004)

Delaware Bay

Current Weather - Delaware Bay (44009)

Current Weather - Brandywine Shoal Light, DE (BRND1)

Current Weather - Ship John Shoal, NJ (SJSN4)

Chesapeake Bay

Current Weather - Chesapeake Light, VA (CHLV2)

Current Weather - York River East Rear Range Light, VA (YKRV2)

Current Weather - Rappahannock Light, VA (RPLV2)

Current Weather - Cove Point, MD (COVM2)

Current Weather - Thomas Point, MD (TPLM2)

Cape Hatteras

Current Weather - 150 NM East of Cape Hatteras, NC (41001)

Current Weather - Cape Lookout, NC (CLKN7)

Current Weather - Diamond Shoals Light, NC (DSLN7)

Current Weather - Duck Pier, NC (DUCN7)

National Data Buoy Center - A part of the National Weather Service (NWS), the NDBC designs, develops, operates, and maintains a network of data collecting weather buoys and coastal weather stations - Stennis Space Center, MS

National Data Buoy Center - Northeast U.S. Regional Map

National Data Buoy Center - Southeast U.S. Regional Map

National Data Buoy Center - Florida and Eastern Gulf of Mexico Regional Map

National Data Buoy Center - Western Gulf of Mexico

National Data Buoy Center - Southwest U.S. Regional Map

National Data Buoy Center - Northwest U.S. Regional Map


Offshore Marine Weather Forecasts:

Offshore Forecast - Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

Offshore Forecast - Georges Bank

Offshore Forecast - South of New England from the Great South Channel to Hudson Canyon

Offshore Forecast - Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon

Offshore Forecast - Synopsis for Southern New England (Hudson Canyon and North)

Offshore Forecast - Synopsis for Mid Atlantic Waters (Hudson Canyon and South)

Offshore Forecast - Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon

Offshore Forecast - Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear

Offshore Forecast - Cape Fear to 31N


Commercial Marine Weather Forecasts:

AccuWeather.com - The World's Weather Authority. International & Local Weather Forecasts - State College, PA

BuoyWeather.com - Marine weather, boating forecasts, swell and wind forecasts, buoy reports - Waterman Weather, Paia, HI

CNN.com - Weather around the world - Atlanta, GA

CoastWeather.com - Custom marine weather forecasts. Our forecasts predict the weather for 7 days, with 3 hour time steps, for twelve weather elements including wind (exact speed and direction), temperature, waves at sea (height and direction) rain or snow, heat index, and so on - Boulder, CO

Intellicast - Weather For Active Lives.  Intellicast provides extensive specialized weather information to help plan all outdoor and weather sensitive activities, whether golfing, sailing, hiking, skiing or relaxing at the beach. Drawing on the meteorological knowledge of its staff, Intellicast.com now provides over 250,000 pages of detailed weather information - Weather Services International, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Marine Weather.com - Radar Images, Marine Forecasts, Atlantic, Gulf Stream & Pacific Weather Maps, Tide Tables, Sea Surface Maps, Buoy Reports, Sunrise & Sunset - Weather Site Inc. Miami, FL

NavCenter - Providing accurate weather forecasting data overlaid onto nautical charts and maps - NetSea Inc., Marstons Mills, MA

The Weather Channel - Norfolk, VA

The Weather Channel Marine - Marine Weather Service delivers relevant, personalized and up-to-the-minute marine weather and forecast information directly to your vessel via satellite broadcast allowing you to remain aware of changing weather situations while underway - Norfolk, VA

USATODAY.com - Weather Forecasts & News - A division of Gannett Co. Inc.

Weather Underground - Committed to delivering the most reliable, accurate weather information possible. Our state-of-the -art technology monitors conditions and forecasts for over 60,000 U.S. and international cities, so you'll always find the online weather information that you need - Ann Arbor, MI

Weather Underground - Belmar, New Jersey Forecast

Weather Underground - Fort Lauderdale, Florida Forecast

Weather Underground - Key West, Florida Forecast

Weather Underground - New York City Weather Forecast

Weather Underground - North Carolina Weather Forecasts

Weather Underground - San Diego, California Forecast


Miscellaneous:

Weather Insights - Ever wondered where old weather sayings come from? Check out this page if you are interested in knowing why a red sky at night is a sailor’s delight.

Beaufort Wind Speed Scale - This scale of wind speeds devised in 1805 by Sir Francis Beaufort is still in use today. It is used to estimate wind speeds by direct observation.

Cloud Chart Inc. - Laminated, waterproof Cloud Charts, posters and more. A handy reference for identifying cloud formations and weather prediction - Richmond, VA

Davis - Weather Instrumentation, Stations, Sensors, Software - Hayward, CA

Downeaster - Wind and Weather Instruments

NOAA - Office of Coast Survey AWOIS - Automated Wreck and Obstruction Information System (AWOIS) contains information on approximately 10,000 submerged wrecks and obstructions in the coastal waters of the United States. Information includes latitude and longitude of each feature along with brief historic and descriptive details.

OCENS (Ocean and Coastal Environmental Sensing, Inc.) - Provider of personal satellite weather, earth and ocean imaging software, systems, and information services. Products include WeatherNet, a system designed to optimize the download of weather and ocean data products via wireless connections. WeatherNet offers highly compressed text, images, charts, buoy data, radar, GRIB files, and many more formats. With over 20,000 continuously updated weather products, WeatherNet is the largest most comprehensive source of weather data in the world. OCENS GRIB Explorer offers unprecedented access to the power of GRIB data. With a simple interface operating along with the streamlined data access engine of OCENS WeatherNet, GRIB Explorer allows any at-sea user, from day sailors to coastal cruisers and fishermen, to acquire and use the weather and ocean insights offered by GRIB data. OCENS Mail, an affordable e-mail service allows you to use your current email software to cost effectively send and receive e-mail over such satcom services such as Globalstar, Iridium, MSAT and Inmarsat - Seattle, WA

Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist - We strive to provide the citizens of New Jersey with a thorough understanding of weather and climate. Take a minute to peruse our vast web site - Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Speedtech Instruments - Specializes in portable, self-powered electronic instruments, including a complete line of Weather Meters, Wind Meters and Wireless Weather Stations - Great Falls, VA

TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER

US Coast Guard Navigation Center - Whether you navigate using GPS, DGPS, LORAN-C, or good-old-fashioned paper charts and a sextant, we want to provide you with information that will help you fix your position! - Alexandria, VA

US Naval Observatory - Master Clock Time

WeatherAloud - The Power of Spoken Audio. Talking software for your PC that reads you weather forecasts and conditions talking software for your PC that reads you weather forecasts and conditions aloud from over 7500 locations worldwide. Great for fishing - NextUp.com, Clemmons, NC


National Weather Service (NWS) Offices:

National Weather Service (NWS) home page

National Weather Service - Coastal Warning Display Program

National Weather Service - Marine Data Service - Atlantic

National Weather Service - Eastern Region

National Weather Service Forecast Office - Boston, MA

National Weather Service Forecast Office - New York, NY

National Weather Service Forecast Office - Philadelphia / Mt. Holly, NJ

National Weather Service Forecast Office - Wakefield, VA

National Weather Service Forecast Office - Newport / Morehead City, NC

National Weather Service Forecast Office - Wilmington, NC

National Weather Service Forecast Office - Charleston, SC

National Weather Service Forecast Office - Jacksonville, FL

National Weather Service Forecast Office - Melbourne, FL

National Weather Service Forecast Office - Miami, FL

National Weather Service Forecast Office - Key West, FL

National Weather Service Forecast Office - Tampa Bay, FL

National Weather Service Forecast Office - Tallahassee, FL

National Weather Service Forecast Office - Mobile, AL / Pensacola, FL

National Weather Service Forecast Office - New Orleans / Baton Rouge, LA

National Weather Service Forecast Office - Lake Charles, LA

National Weather Service Forecast Office - Houston / Galveston, TX

National Weather Service Forecast Office - Corpus Christi, TX

National Weather Service Forecast Office - Brownsville, TX

National Weather Service Forecast Office - San Diego, CA

National Weather Service Forecast Office - Los Angeles / Oxnard, CA

National Weather Service Forecast Office - San Francisco, CA

National Weather Service Forecast Office - Eureka, CA

National Weather Service Forecast Office - Medford, OR

National Weather Service Forecast Office - Portland, OR

National Weather Service Forecast Office - Seattle, WA


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sites:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings, climate monitoring, coastal restoration and lest we forget, fisheries management - Washington, DC

NOAA Tides and Currents - Managed by the Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO -OPS), it is the portal to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's vast collection of oceanographic and meteorological data (historical and real-time), predictions, nowcasts and forecasts - Silver Spring, MD

Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS®) - PORTS® measures and disseminates real-time observations and predictions of water levels, currents, salinity, and meteorological parameters (e.g., winds, atmospheric pressure, air and water temperatures) that mariners need to navigate safely - Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), Silver Spring, MD

PORTS® New Haven, CT - Tides, currents, water levels, water and air temperatures

PORTS® Sandy Hook, NJ - Tides, currents, water levels, water and air temperatures

PORTS® The Battery, New York City - Tides, currents, water levels, water and air temperatures

PORTS® The Narrows, New York City - Tides, currents, water levels, water and air temperatures

PORTS® Cape May, NJ - Tides, currents, water levels, water and air temperatures

PORTS® Lewes, DE - Tides, currents, water levels, water and air temperatures

PORTS® Brandywine Shoal, Delaware Bay - Tides, currents, water levels, water and air temperatures

PORTS® Ship John Shoal Light, Delaware Bay - Tides, currents, water levels, water and air temperatures

PORTS® Chesapeake Bay (multiple locations) - Tides, currents, water levels, water and air temperatures

PORTS® - Tampa Bay, FL (multiple locations) - Tides, currents, water levels, water and air temperatures

PORTS® - Los Angeles/Long Beach, CA (multiple locations) - Tides, currents, water levels, water and air temperatures

NOAA Tides Online - Storm Surge and Water Level Information

NOAA Weather Radio - The Voice of the National Weather Service.  In the New York Bight it's KWO35 at 162.550 MHz from New York City, WXM80 at 162.474 MHz at Riverhead, LI and KHB38 at 162.400 MHz from Atlantic City, NJ.  Tune in for the latest marine weather forecasts.


Radar Images:  Most of us are familiar with the commercial radar images from AccuWeather, the Weather Channel, Weather Underground, etc.  You'll find them listed below.  They are typically composites or derivatives of the real-time data provided by the mother of all radar networks, the National Weather Service's NEXRAD national Doppler radar system.  The NEXRAD radar images are paid for by your federal tax dollars, so give them a try.

AccuWeather.com - U.S. Metro weather radar images

AccuWeather.com - U.S. NEXRAD radar images

The Weather Channel - Northeast Doppler radar images

Weather Underground - U.S. radar images


NWS NEXRAD Radar Images:  Listed below are all of the coastal National Weather Service NEXRAD radar stations from Maine to Key West, Florida, the Gulf of Mexico and along the west coast from southern California up to Washington.


Sea Surface Temperatures:

North Atlantic Color Sea Surface Temperature Imagery - NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service

South Atlantic Color Sea Surface Temperature Imagery - NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service

Gulf of Mexico Color Sea Surface Temperature Imagery - NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service

Gulf of California Color Sea Surface Temperature Imagery - NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service

California Coast Color Sea Surface Temperature Imagery - NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service

National Weather Service - Atlantic Basin and Northeast U.S. Sea Surface Temperature Analysis

NOAA - Office of Coast Survey CoastWatch Program - The CoastWatch Program makes data and imagery available from a variety of sensors and satellites.  A wide variety of sea surface temperature, ocean surface wind and ocean color images are available for both viewing and downloading.

NODC Coastal Water Temperature Guide - Tables of monthly average seawater temperatures

HotSpots Charts, LLC - Sea Surface Temperature Charts for Offshore Fishing FREE - Savannah, GA

Jenifer Clark's Gulfstream - Professional Satellite Oceanographer Jenifer Clark, with 26 years experience as NOAA's Gulf Stream expert, invites mariners to take advantage of her realtime ocean charts for offshore fishing. Using infrared imagery, satellite altimetry data, and surface isotherm data, oceanographic analyses are produced and available for the Gulf Stream area - Upper Marlboro, MD

John Hopkins University's Ocean Remote Sensing - Sea Surface Temperatures

Offshore Satellite Services - Providing satellite-generated Ocean Temperatures for big game fishermen since 1984 - Point Pleasant, NJ

Roffer's Ocean Fishing Forecasting Service - Using satellite derived environmental data (water temperature, water color, currents, ocean fronts, etc.) on a daily basis and transmits Fishing Oceanographic Analyses to their clients who are involved in recreational and commercial fishing. Our expertise is combining fisheries oceanography and real-time satellite remote sensing to produce tactical and strategic fisheries forecasts - Miami, FL

Rutgers University Coastal Ocean Observation Lab - Sea Surface Temperatures featuring Rutgers University RUCOOL satellite data images

SST Online - Daily Sea Surface Temps of the northeast coast and offshore canyons - Pasadena, MD

The COOLroom - Home of the Underwater Weather for New Jersey - Sea temperatures and currents.

US Navy Fleet Numerical Meteorology & Oceanography Center - Sea Temps and Wave Heights


Sun and Moon Information:

Moon Phases - Googolhedron

Times of Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, Moonset and Moon Phases are now included in our monthly Tide Table for Sandy Hook, New Jersey.

Moon-Phases.net - A free Internet resource about lunation, the complete cycle of moon phases beginning with the new moon and ending with the next new moon. Lunation has an average duration of 29.5 hours - Sportfishingreport.com, Chatsworth, CA

StarDate Online - Moon Phase Calculator - University of Texas McDonald Observatory

US Naval Observatory - Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day. Obtain the times of sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, transits of the Sun and Moon, and the beginning and end of civil twilight, along with information on the Moon's phase by specifying the date and location.


Surfcams:

Surfcam - STATUE OF LIBERTY CAM - EarthCam.com  God Bless America!

Surfcam -
ASBURY PARK, NJ - Official web site beachcam

Surfcam -
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Coastal Monitoring Network, Stevens Institute of Technology

Surfcam -
AVALON, NJ - Coastal Monitoring Network, Stevens Institute of Technology

Surfcam -
BEACH HAVEN GARDENS (Barnegat Bay) - Escape Harbor Marina

Surfcam -
BELMAR, NJ - BelmarCam.com

Surfcam - BELMAR, NJ - NJ.com

Surfcam -
BELMAR, NJ - Surfline.com

Surfcam -
CAPE MAY, NJ (Harbor and Inlet) - StriperCam.com

Surfcam -
CAPE MAY, NJ (Beach at Jetty Motel) - StriperCam.com

Surfcam -
DELAWARE BAY (Town Bank, NJ) - StriperCam.com

Surfcam - HIGHLANDS, NJ (Sandy Hook Bay) - SeaStreak Ferry web cam

Surfcam -
HIGHLANDS, NJ (Lower Shrewsbury River) - Bahr's Restaurant & Landing

Surfcam -
LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ - Coastal Monitoring Network, Stevens Institute of Technology

Surfcam -
MANASQUAN, NJ - Surfline.com

Surfcam -
MONMOUTH BEACH, NJ - NJSurfer.com

Surfcam -
OCEAN CITY, NJ - 7th Street Surf Shop

Surfcam -
OCEAN CITY, NJ - Sunsetcam.com

Surfcam - OCEAN GROVE, NJ - Coastal Monitoring Network, Stevens Institute of Technology

Surfcam - POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ - NJ.com Zoomcam

Surfcam -
POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ - Exit98.com

Surfcam -
SEA ISLE CITY, NJ - Heritage Surf & Sport

Surfcam -
SEA ISLE CITY, NJ - Sunsetcam.com

Surfcam - WILDWOOD BEACH, NJ - Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce

Surfcam -
WILDWOOD CREST, NJ - StriperCam.com

Surfcam -
POINT LOOKOUT, LONG ISLAND, NY - Ocean Instrument Laboratory, SUNY

Surfcam -
GILGO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NY - Bunger Surf Shop

Surfcam -
LINCOLN, LONG ISLAND, NY - Surfline.com

Surfcam -
MONTAUK, NY - Surfline.com

Surfcam -
BETHANY BEACH, DE - BethanyCam.com

Surfcam -
REHOBOTH BEACH, DE - RehobothBeachCam.com

Surfcam -
OCEAN CITY, MD - Surfline.com

Surfcam -
ATLANTIC BEACH, NC - Surf cam at the Crab's Claw Restaurant - eastcoastSURF.com

Surfcam -
CAPE HATTERAS, NC - Cape Hatteras Lighthouse live cam shots - National Park Service, Cape Hatteras Group

Surfcam -
HATTERAS, NC - Surfline.com

Surfcam -
DELRAY BEACH, FL - Surfline.com

Surfcam -
FORT PIERCE, FL - Surfline.com

Surfcam -
JUPITER INLET, FL - Surfline.com

Surfcam -
KEY WEST, FL (Harbor) - FloridaKeysWebcams.tv

Surfcam -
KEY WEST, FL (Harbor at Mallory Square) - FloridaKeysWebcams.tv

Surfcam - KEY WEST, FL (Key West Bight) - FloridaKeysWebcams.tv

Surfcam - KEY WEST, FL (Ocean Key Resort) - FloridaKeysWebcams.tv

Surfcam - KEY WEST, FL (Westin Hotel) - FloridaKeysWebcams.tv

Surfcam -
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL - Beach Cam

Surfcam -
SEBASTIAN INLET, FL - Surfline.com

Surfcam -
VERO BEACH, FL - Beach Surfcam



Tide Predictions:


Sandy Hook, NJ Tides - Tide table for the current month.  Times of sunrise and sunset, moonrise and moonset, plus moon phases are included in this table.  Please note that weather conditions can greatly affect times of high and low tides and current speeds.


Local NJ Tide Conversion Table - Conversion tables for sites around the New York Bight

FreeTideTables.com - US tidal graphs; a first baby step into the world of tides presentations and predictions. That is to say, just a hobby, a literal showcase for various tide tables and graphs formats, available free of charge, all content based upon NOAA and USNO tidal and solunar predictions data - Gulfport, FL

HarborTides.com - Tide Tables, Search for Tides by Zip Code or State

NOAA Tides & Currents - Obtain tidal predictions computed by NOAA CO-OPS for more than 3,000 water-level stations sorted by State and Region.

Nobeltec Online Services - Interactive daily tide predictions for thousands of US locations - Portland, OR

Tide Predictions - U.S. Upper East Coast (Maine through Virginia) - University of South Carolina

Tide Predictions - U.S. Lower East Coast (North Carolina through Florida Keys) - University of South Carolina

Tide Predictions - U.S. West Coast sites (Listed from North to South) - University of South Carolina

Tidelines on line - Graphed tides of the United States - Encinitas, CA

TidesOnline - East and West Coast Tide Tables and graphs.

www.saltwatertides.com - Tide predictions for the Gulf Coast, US East Coast and US West Coast - Tide High and Low, Inc., Austin, TX

WWW Tide/Current Predictor - Tide and current predictions courtesy of the Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

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