Station Name: Sandy Hook
Data Source: NOAA Tides and Currents

Elevation Above Sea Level: 3 feet

Sensor Depth: 0 feet

Nearest Address:
Gateway Natl Rec Area
Sandy Hook, NJ 07732
Monmouth County

GPS Coordinates: 40.466944, -74.009444

Nearby Water Temperatures

Winter Storm Warning issued January 24 at 1:19PM EST until January 26 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Upton NY

Effective: Sat January 24, 2026, 1:19 PM
Expires: Sun January 25, 2026, 3:00 AM

* WHAT...Heavy snow and sleet expected. The snow is expected to mix with or change to sleet Sunday afternoon into the evening. Total snow and sleet accumulations between 8 and 12 inches. A brief changeover to light freezing rain along with a few hundredths of ice may occur Sunday night. The precipitation may go back to light snow late Sunday night. Isolated wind gusts around 35 mph possible Sunday afternoon and evening. * WHERE...Portions of northeast New Jersey and southeast New York. * WHEN...From 3 AM Sunday to 6 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Roads will become snow covered and hazardous. Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow.

Persons should consider delaying travel from Sunday into Monday. If travel is absolutely necessary, drive with extreme caution. Make sure your car is winterized and in good working order. Consider taking a winter storm kit along with you, including such items as tire chains, booster cables, flashlight, shovel, blankets and extra clothing. Also take water, a first aid kit, and anything else that would help you survive in case you become stranded.

Winter Storm Warning issued January 24 at 2:01AM EST until January 26 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Mount Holly NJ

Effective: Sat January 24, 2026, 2:01 AM
Expires: Sat January 24, 2026, 4:15 PM

* WHAT...Heavy snow with mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations between 7 and 13 inches and ice accumulations up to three tenths of an inch * WHERE...Portions of central and northern Delaware, northeast Maryland, central, northern, northwest, and southern New Jersey, and east central and southeast Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 1 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Ice accumulation on power lines and tree limbs may cause tree damage and power outages. Travel could be nearly impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

Winter Storm Warning issued January 24 at 1:57PM EST until January 26 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Mount Holly NJ

Effective: Sat January 24, 2026, 1:57 PM
Expires: Sun January 25, 2026, 4:00 AM

* WHAT...Heavy snow to mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations between 5 and 7 inches and ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Eastern Monmouth, Western Monmouth, Coastal Ocean, Ocean, and Southeastern Burlington Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM Sunday to 7 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour during Sunday morning, then the snow mixes with and changes to sleet and freezing rain then to a period of plain rain Sunday afternoon and evening.

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

Winter Storm Warning issued January 24 at 1:57PM EST until January 26 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Mount Holly NJ

Effective: Sat January 24, 2026, 1:57 PM
Expires: Sun January 25, 2026, 4:00 AM

* WHAT...Heavy snow with mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations between 6 and 10 inches and ice accumulations around one tenth of an inch. * WHERE...Portions of central, northern, northwest, and southern New Jersey and southeast Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From 2 AM Sunday to 1 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour Sunday morning into early Sunday afternoon. The snow will mix with and change to sleet and areas of freezing rain Sunday afternoon into Sunday evening.

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

Coastal Flood Statement issued January 24 at 1:44PM EST until January 26 at 6:00AM EST by NWS Upton NY

Effective: Sat January 24, 2026, 1:44 PM
Expires: Mon January 26, 2026, 6:00 AM

* WHAT...Less than one foot of inundation above ground level expected in vulnerable areas near the waterfront and shoreline. * WHERE...In Connecticut, Southern Fairfield County. In New York, Southern Westchester, Bronx, Northwest Suffolk, Northeast Suffolk, Southeast Suffolk, Northern Queens and Northern Nassau Counties. * WHEN...Late Sunday night. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Brief minor flooding of the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline. * SHORELINE IMPACTS...3 to 5 ft breaking waves along north to northeast facing shorelines along western Long Island Sound and Gardiners Bay will locally exacerbate flooding of shoreline roads and adjacent properties, with minor beach erosion.

Do not drive through flooded roadways.