Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove at Sandy Hook today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 10AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Cove at Sandy Hook. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 65 | 67 | 19 | 19 | |
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 | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:12AM1.23m | 6:27PM1.50m | 6:54AM1.31m | 7:07PM1.55m | 7:32AM1.38m | 7:44PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59PM0.22m | 12:00PM0.29m | 00:42AM0.16m | 12:45PM0.23m | 1:23AM0.10m | 1:30PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 65 | 67 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 5 | SE 5 | SE 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 48 | 33 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 371 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 131 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 131 | 157 | 847 | 847 | 21 | 333 | 333 | 333 | 333 | 1218 | 373 | 1291 | 337 |
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