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Surf Break: The Cove at Sandy Hook

The Cove at Sandy Hook in New Jersey is a fairly exposed beach and point(Jetty) break that has dependable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the southwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the south. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. A popular wave that can get growded. Watch out for rocks and pollution.

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Overall The Cove at Sandy Hook Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see The Cove at Sandy Hook surf quality by season and The Cove at Sandy Hook surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to The Cove at Sandy Hook:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	1st Parking Lot	1 mi
Second closest break	Sandy Hook/The Cove	2 mi
Third closest break	Sands 1	6 mi
Fourth closest break	7 Presidents Street Park	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Rockaway_1	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to The Cove at Sandy Hook:
Closest wave buoy	New York Harbour Buoy	16 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Western Long Island Sound Buoy	41 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Long Island Buoy	45 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Brant Beach Buoy	60 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Central Long Island Sound Buoy	84 mi
Tide stations nearest to The Cove at Sandy Hook:
Closest tide station	Sandy Hook, New Jersey	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Sandy Hook, New Jersey (2) (expired 1994-12-31)	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Atlantic Highlands, Sandy Hook Bay, New Jersey	4 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Highlands, Route 36 bridge, Shrewsbury River, New J	4 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey	4 mi
Ski Resorts closest to The Cove at Sandy Hook:
Closest ski area	Campgaw Mountain (United States)	43 mi
Second closest ski area	Sterling Forest Ski Center (United States)	53 mi
Third closest ski area	Mountain Creek Resort (United States)	58 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Hidden Valley Club (United States)	58 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Mt Peter Ski Area (United States)	59 mi
Town and city forecasts close to The Cove at Sandy Hook:
Closest city location	Highlands (United States)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Atlantic Highlands (United States)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Navesink (United States)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Leonardo (United States)	5 mi
Fifth closest city location	Belford (United States)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to The Cove at Sandy Hook is John F Kennedy International (New York) Airport (JFK) in USA, 27 km (17 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to The Cove at Sandy Hook is Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), also in USA, 31 km (19 miles) away.
• Third is La Guardia (New York) Airport (LGA) in USA, 37 km (23 miles) away.
• Teterboro Airport (TEB) in USA is 44 km (27 miles) away.
• Lakehurst Naes Airport (NEL), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to The Cove at Sandy Hook and is 56 km (35 miles) away.