Standard southbound leg for sailors heading toward the Delaware Bay or the ICW.
Optimized for marine passage planning, vessel routing, and coastal or offshore weather tracking. This automated marine weather routing tool updates daily using premium data models. Below is the weather, wave, and ocean current layout for a standard vessel transit from Atlantic Highlands / Sandy Hook, NJ to Cape May, NJ.
Expect a majority of reaching conditions with steady motion. Winds range from 7 to 19 kts with waves 1.0 to 3.9 ft with period of 5 to 6 seconds. Overall, wind and waves mostly aligned or partially aligned. Wind angles: 67% reaching, 33% on the nose. Sea state: 83% aligned, 17% cross-seas.