
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove at Sandy Hook today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 4PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Cove at Sandy Hook. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:38AM1.30m | 8:45PM1.55m | 9:14AM1.33m | 9:20PM1.52m | 9:51AM1.36m | 9:58PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36PM0.21m | 3:13AM0.05m | 3:16PM0.20m | 3:47AM0.04m | 3:54PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 |
19 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | ESE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | E 5 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 9 |
29 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — |
6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 16 | 17 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 26 | 59 | 59 | 31 | 9 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 211 | 190 | 190 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 190 | 211 | 211 |
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