Sands Surf Forecast

/ New Jersey (82 breaks) / New Jersey (82 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (40.37° N 73.97° W)

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Sands surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 07 Oct 2025 EDT

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Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Sands sea temperature is 20.9° C
(Which is 3.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Sands this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Sands in the next 12 days are 5.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 12) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Monday (Oct 13) at 2PM.

Wave Type	Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	-	-
Best Surf	-	-
Most Powerful	2PM (Sun 12th Oct)	16ft (5.0m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sands over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Fri morning).											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, gales from the NE by Mon morning).
	Tue 07		Wednesday 08			Thursday 09			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	SE	SSW	S	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	E	SE	E	SE	SE
Period(s) (?)	5	9	6	6	5	5	6	6	8	8	7	7	17	7	10	12	11	11	10	13	12
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	50	14	130	35	57	88	72	28	21	20	51	54	76	545	2929	2924	3737	688	369	386	248
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	NW	N	N	NNE	NNE	ENE	ESE	SSE	S	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		9:59PM 1.18	10:19AM 1.31		10:47PM 1.14	11:07AM 1.30		11:39PM 1.08	11:59AM 1.26		12:37AM 1.01	12:57PM 1.20		1:40AM 0.95	1:59PM 1.14		2:44AM 0.91		3:03PM 1.08	3:48AM 0.90
Low Tide / height (m)	4:00PM -0.10	4:09AM -0.13		4:49PM -0.12	4:54AM -0.11		5:39PM -0.10		5:40AM -0.07	6:31PM -0.05		6:29AM -0.00	7:27PM 0.02		7:24AM 0.08		8:32PM 0.09	8:29AM 0.15		9:44PM 0.12	9:45AM 0.19

	Tue 07		Wednesday 08			Thursday 09			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13
Sunrise	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:05
Sunset	6:29	-	-	6:27	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:23	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:21	-	-	6:19	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	7	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	19	18	20	19	13	1
Temp. °C	23	22	19	18	19	10	15	14	13	14	16	17	17	17	16	14	16	16	16	13	13
Feels °C (?)	19	20	16	15	11	2	8	7	9	10	13	15	13	13	8	4	5	4	4	1	4

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for New Jersey

Wind Update Cross-off winds at Sands are now cross-shore so expect speed-bumps in the surf (moderate winds from the S at BUOY-SDHN4 11 km from Sands). 1.1m 5s windswell from the S with a 0.3m 10s swell from the ESE and a 0.3m 10s swell from the SE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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Information about the Sands Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Sands provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Sands can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Sands surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Sands) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Sands may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Sands is 8 km (5 miles) from Long Branch. If you plan a vacation in New Jersey, look for hotels and other accommodation in Long Branch. Long Branch has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.