New Jersey, 2023

High Surf in New Jersey, September 14, 2023

September 14, 2023 · NWS PHI · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Swells from passing Hurricane Lee resulted in dangerous conditions along the ocean waters. Waves were around 8-12 feet.

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
2
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.

Swells from passing Hurricane Lee resulted in dangerous conditions along the ocean waters. Waves were around 8-12 feet.

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Event by event

1 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.

High Surf, Eastern Monmouth

When
September 14, 7:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Monmouth forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Broadcast media reports a capsized boat around Manasquan Inlet. The boat was hit with a 10 foot wave as it was approaching Manasquan Inlet.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
High Surf, Eastern Monmouth2023-09-1421MaleBoatingDirect

What these are

High Surf
Large waves breaking on the shore that caused damage, erosion or casualties.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1126075.