Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove at Sandy Hook today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 5PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Cove at Sandy Hook. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 40 | 47 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:57AM1.55m | 10:17PM1.44m | 10:42AM1.57m | 11:09PM1.37m | 11:35AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM0.13m | 4:24AM0.05m | 5:02PM0.18m | 5:03AM0.10m | 5:54PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 14 | SE 7 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 8 | — | SE 13 | SSE 8 | S 4 | — | S 5 | — | S 5 | — | SE 10 |
2 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | — | SE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | SE 7 | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
— | 2 | — | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 40 | 47 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1226 | 1225 | 1225 | 1226 | 2313 | 420 | 554 | 554 | 554 | 591 | 267 | 90 | 120 | 85 | 184 | 243 | 431 | 185 | 186 | 2477 | 59 |
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