Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove at Sandy Hook today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 3PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Cove at Sandy Hook. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 20°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 18 | 18 | 64 | 67 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:32AM1.38m | 7:44PM1.58m | 8:07AM1.44m | 8:19PM1.58m | 8:42AM1.49m | 8:55PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM0.19m | 2:02AM0.05m | 2:13PM0.15m | 2:39AM0.02m | 2:54PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
19 | 18 | 18 | 49 | 67 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 43 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | E 10 | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 2 | — |
2 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 19 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 209 | 333 | 1218 | 1218 | 756 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 182 | 15 | 20 | 59 | 28 | 31 | 20 | 233 | 847 | 847 | 420 |
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