
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove at Sandy Hook today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 2AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 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 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | SE 14 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 10 | S 4 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:07PM1.75m | 7:40AM1.53m | 7:57PM1.76m | 8:30AM1.58m | 8:44PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM-0.09m | 1:38PM-0.03m | 2:22AM-0.14m | 2:30PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | — | — | SE 8 | S 5 | — | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SE 14 | — | — | SE 10 | — | SE 13 |
3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | W 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 |
— | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2479 | 883 | 979 | 180 | 740 | 740 | 982 | 1570 | 881 | 979 | 855 | 979 | 34 | 34 | 99 | 174 | 2539 | 881 | 903 |
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