
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove at Sandy Hook today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 3PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Cove at Sandy Hook. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | E 7 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
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14 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 35 | 28 | 30 | 118 | 77 | 107 | 82 | 64 | 30 | 15 | 38 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:22AM1.24m | 7:33PM1.54m | 8:02AM1.28m | 8:10PM1.55m | 8:38AM1.30m | 8:45PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM0.25m | 1:57AM0.10m | 1:54PM0.22m | 2:37AM0.07m | 2:36PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | E 7 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 35 | 28 | 30 | 118 | 77 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 30 | 15 | 38 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | — | SE 9 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | — | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
14 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 107 | 82 | 60 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | N 3 | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
15 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 37 | 24 | 84 | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 335 | 979 | 430 | 1220 | 33 | 847 | 15 | 29 | 9 | 92 | 129 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 25 |
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