Coastal Flood — Eastern Monmouth, New Jersey

2025-08-21 to 2025-08-22 · Eastern Monmouth, New Jersey

Event narrative

Widespread roadway flooding occurred in the tidal communities of Monmouth County. Water entered vulnerable buildings causing some damage. The tide gauge at Sea Bright reached 6.59 feet MLLW, the tide gauge at Belmar reached 7.12 feet MLLW, and the tide gauge at Manasquan reached 6.74 feet MLLW.

Wider weather episode

Storm surge from Hurricane Erin and an upcoming New Moon resulted in moderate to locally major high tide levels on the night of August 21, 2025 across coastal areas of New Jersey.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1277549. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.