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Sandy Hook / Plum Island

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New Jersey (USA), Highlands, New Jersey (USA)
Coordinates: 40.4106, -73.9801
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Good shallow flat water condition. Watch for tidal currents in the channel that can separate you from your board forever. Stay away from the boat traffic as well. The beach has an ok size on low tide, but during high tide it can get small. Next to the beach you have rocks, then a road and power lines. So be careful when launching and landing. Beginners should launch and land kites in the water. Best wind is from the North. Easterly wind is onshore on ocean side and offshore on bay side. Westerly is the opposite. Avoid westerly wind if on bayside because of the turbulence from the cliff on the western side of the bay. Bay is considered very good for beginners with South, North, Northwest wind. Best wind is in spring and fall. SW wind is not good, since it gets blocked by hills. Avoid this beach on West or East winds as these are either directly onshore or offshore. Thermal winds usually in the summer coming from the WNW. Still not too gusty though. Winter is very cold. Wetsuit needed in spring and autumn. Summer can be without. Bayside: winter temperatures usually about 38°F, summer 75°F. Ocean: winter temperatures usually 38-45°F, summer 68-72°F. Water: Shallow, Flat, Chop. Features: Parking. Rider ability: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert.

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Wind

6 kn

SW · gusts 11 kn

Waves

0.4 m

6s period

Swell

0.3 m

Tide

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Updated 23/08/2026, 21:57:54

Forecast

Sun 23Mon 24Tue 25Wed 26Thu 27Fri 28Sat 29SE00:00E06:00W12:00SW18:00SW00:00SW06:00S12:00S18:00W00:00W06:00W12:00NW18:00NW00:00NW06:00NW12:00SE18:00S00:00S06:00S12:00S18:00S00:00SW06:00SE12:00S18:00N00:00N06:00E12:00SE18:00
Wind scale
Max 25 kn
Max 1.0 m waves
Updated 23/08/2026, 21:57:54

Data: Open-Meteo

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Good shallow flat water condition. Watch for tidal currents in the channel that can separate you from your board forever. The beach has an ok size on low tide, but during high tide it can get small. Next to the beach you have rocks, then a road and power lines. Easterly wind is onshore on ocean side and offshore on bay side. Avoid westerly wind if on bayside because of the turbulence from the cliff on the western side of the bay. Avoid this beach on West or East winds as these are either directly onshore or offshore.

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