
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove at Sandy Hook today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 2PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Cove at Sandy Hook. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 44 | 46 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 28 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 28 | 9 | 18 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:50AM1.15m | 6:10PM1.47m | 6:39AM1.19m | 6:54PM1.51m | 7:22AM1.24m | 7:33PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM0.30m | 00:30AM0.20m | 12:24PM0.27m | 1:14AM0.15m | 1:10PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 8 | E 6 |
30 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 44 | 46 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 28 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 35 | 28 | 9 | 11 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | S 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 |
— | — | 27 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SE 7 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 |
— | — | — | — | 38 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 9 | — | 10 | 24 | 18 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 9 | 0 | 229 | 211 | 85 | 70 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 229 | 506 | 861 | 847 | 373 | 160 | 9 | 267 | 554 | 2651 | 9 | 15 | 847 |
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