Sea Temperature — Sandy Hook

Is it warm enough to swim at Sandy Hook?

At 19.8°C the water is mild — comfortable for swimming for most people. Sea temperature lags the seasons, so the warmest water at Sandy Hookusually comes a month or two after the hottest air, and a cold current or a spell of offshore wind can drop it sharply within a day. This is the surface layer; it's cooler a few metres down.

Sandy Hook right now