
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove at Sandy Hook today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, 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 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Cove at Sandy Hook. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 21°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the SE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:49PM1.61m | 11:32AM1.51m | 11:41PM1.50m | 12:22PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29PM0.03m | 5:04AM-0.09m | 5:18PM0.12m | 5:48AM-0.00m | 6:11PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 20 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 14 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
— | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 12 | 22 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 847 | 847 | 847 | 847 | 855 | 855 | 1291 | 68 | 85 | 39 | 68 | 152 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 34 |
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