Station SDHN4 - Search and Rescue Data

8531680 - Sandy Hook, NJ
40.467 N 74.009 W (40°28'1" N 74°0'34" W)

Right whales are active off NJ from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater in specific areas along the mid-Atlantic coast. To learn more about right whales and rules protecting them, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike

Average surface winds - six hour block.

Date (UTC)	Average Wind Dir (True)	Average Wind Spd (Knots)	Wind Obs	Average Seas (Feet)	Air Temp. (Degrees F.)	Air Temp. Obs	Water Temp. (Degrees F.)	Water Temp. Obs
2026-04-08 1200Z	52	9	51	-	33	24	47	36
2026-04-08 0600Z	8	11	60	-	34	22	48	51
2026-04-08 0000Z	350	15	57	-	43	24	49	34
2026-04-07 1800Z	307	18	58	-	49	20	48	30
2026-04-07 1200Z	292	12	55	-	48	29	47	45
2026-04-07 0600Z	214	0	60	-	46	22	48	45
2026-04-07 0000Z	291	7	60	-	50	27	49	48
2026-04-06 1800Z	300	9	60	-	49	24	48	51
2026-04-06 1200Z	329	16	60	-	43	33	47	57
2026-04-06 0600Z	317	15	60	-	48	30	47	55
2026-04-06 0000Z	305	12	58	-	52	33	48	44
2026-04-05 1800Z	280	2	60	-	52	27	47	42
2026-04-05 1200Z	93	5	60	-	46	27	47	51
2026-04-05 0600Z	99	12	60	-	42	24	47	36
2026-04-05 0000Z	113	15	57	-	44	22	48	42
2026-04-04 1800Z	124	12	60	-	58	22	48	48
2026-04-04 1200Z	320	4	60	-	56	22	47	43
2026-04-04 0600Z	291	3	60	-	55	24	47	48
2026-04-04 0000Z	146	2	59	-	54	20	47	39
2026-04-03 1800Z	129	2	60	-	48	23	46	42

The six-hour averages are calculated as follows:

The 0000Z average uses data from 2100Z to 0259Z.
The 0600Z average uses data from 0300Z to 0859Z.
The 1200Z average uses data from 0900Z to 1459Z.
The 1800Z average uses data from 1500Z to 2059Z.

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