Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove at Sandy Hook today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 7AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at The Cove at Sandy Hook. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon night, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 3 | SE 9 | S 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
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3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | on |
High Tide | 10:06AM1.59m | 10:19PM1.56m | 10:55AM1.56m | 11:07PM1.45m | 11:43AM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50AM-0.12m | 4:06PM0.03m | 4:30AM-0.04m | 4:51PM0.12m | 5:08AM0.06m | 5:36PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | — | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
1 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | — | 24 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 9 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 5 | — | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 735 | 684 | 684 | 1559 | 2651 | 2651 | 2467 | 740 | 1300 | 2318 | 1559 | 1225 | 1364 | 2651 | 1358 | 1237 | 1228 | 1364 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 49 |
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