Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove at Sandy Hook today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at The Cove at Sandy Hook. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:17AM1.53m | 9:33PM1.51m | 9:57AM1.55m | 10:17PM1.44m | 10:42AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM0.12m | 3:49AM0.02m | 4:17PM0.13m | 4:24AM0.05m | 5:02PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Temp °C | 21 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | SSE 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | S 14 | SE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | S 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | SE 13 | — |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 7 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 4 | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | SE 7 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 684 | 2613 | 1696 | 2324 | 25 | 123 | 554 | 554 | 1505 | 855 | 847 | 1225 | 1225 | 554 | 554 | 554 | 554 | 597 | 883 | 793 | 306 |
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