Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove at Sandy Hook today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 3AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Cove at Sandy Hook. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:19PM1.56m | 10:55AM1.56m | 11:07PM1.45m | 11:43AM1.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06PM0.03m | 4:30AM-0.04m | 4:51PM0.12m | 5:08AM0.06m | 5:36PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 9 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 27 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2651 | 2477 | 1441 | 1559 | 2318 | 1364 | 1225 | 1559 | 2651 | 3246 | 1300 | 443 | 1364 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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