The National Weather Service issued s coastal flood advisory in effect for Ocean City through Monday morning.
A full-moon tides peaks on Sunday and Monday, and with relentless northeast winds continue to push water into the back bays.
Residents and visitors on flood-prone streets should be prepared to possibly move vehicles to higher ground.
High tides in Ocean City on the bay side at the Ninth Street Bridge are at the following times (with regularly predicted high tide levels on the mean low water scale not accounting for the northeast swell) :
- Friday: 6:45 p.m. (4.6 feet)
- Saturday: 7:13 a.m. (4.5 feet) and 7:37 p.m. (4.8 feet)
- Sunday: 8:02 a.m. (4.9 feet) and 8:26 p.m. (5.0 feet, full moon)
- Monday: 8:50 a.m. (5.1 feet) and 9:15 p.m. (4.9 feet)
Ocean City is in the gap this weekend between a slow-moving Atlantic storm making landfall in the Southeast states and a high-pressure system to the north. The combination is sustaining the strong northeast winds that the island has seen all week. Sustained wind speeds of 20 to 30 mph with stronger gusts are predicted through Sunday evening.
The waves offshore are expected to peak at 7 to 10 feet on Sunday — at the same time full-moon tides peak.
Southern New Jersey is expected to avoid the heavy rains the Southeast states will experience, but there's a small chance of rain on Sunday evening.
