Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove at Sandy Hook today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 6AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Cove at Sandy Hook. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | E 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 13 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:25AM1.12m | 2:54PM1.35m | 3:21AM1.10m | 3:50PM1.35m | 4:22AM1.12m | 4:48PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27AM0.43m | 9:33PM0.40m | 9:29AM0.43m | 10:26PM0.36m | 10:23AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | E 4 | SE 8 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | SE 4 | — | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 3 | E 4 | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | W 2 | W 2 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 66 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 24 | 4 | 6 | — | 11 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 267 | 380 | 380 | 847 | 184 | 987 | 223 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 59 | 157 | 370 | 233 | 329 | 233 | 246 | 39 | 371 | 96 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
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