Spot Guide › United States › New Jersey › Sandy Hook Missile Monument → Popamora Point
New Jersey, United States · 40.4335, -74.0210
Best wind
N to NW with outgoing tide
Season
October through April is the locally reported consistent bay-run season; summer thermal winds are lighter
Water
Tidal bay bumps, typically 15–25 ft deep away from shallow bars
Experience
Advanced cold-water tidal downwinder
Hazards
Strong ebb flow, cold water, shallow bars that erase bumps, boat/navigation traffic and a constrained landing. Verify current timing and rescue options.
Parking & access
Arrange a legal two-point shuttle and verify current National Park Service and Highlands access rules; the forum does not establish parking permissions.
“Progression Project forum first-hand report documents a roughly three-mile Sandy Hook Bay run from the Missile Monument to Popamora Point on outgoing tide with north to northwest wind. Progression Project forum local Monmouth County guidance adds that New Jersey bay runs are most consistent from October through April, with productive W, NW, N, NE and E patterns and winter exposure requiring full cold-water protection. This is regional context; it does not replace the route-specific tide guidance.”
— via Progression Project forum — public topic and post research, last verified 2026-08-02
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