Sandy Hook/The Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New Jersey, USA)

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Sandy Hook/The Cove Surf Guide

Sandy Hook/The Cove in New Jersey is a reasonably exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the west southwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the east southeast. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Watch out for rips, rocks and locals.

Sandy Hook/The Cove Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	3	fairly consistent	12.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Sandy Hook/The Cove:

The best conditions reported for surf at Sandy Hook/The Cove occur when a East-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Sandy Hook/The Cove (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Sandy Hook/The Cove with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 35% of the time in July while 25% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 40% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

35%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

25%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

40%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Sandy Hook/The Cove Location Map

Interactive Sandy Hook/The Cove surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Sandy Hook/The Cove is John F Kennedy International (New York) Airport (JFK) in USA, 30 km (19 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Sandy Hook/The Cove is Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), also in USA, 34 km (21 miles) away.

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Sandy Hook/The Cove Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 01:43 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	7	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Sandy Hook/The Cove

Current tide and informaton

For Long Branch (fishing pier), New Jersey, 13 km from Sandy Hook/The Cove.

Next High Water: 11:20am | 1.11m

Next Low Water: 05:00am | 0.18m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Sandy Hook/The Cove Sea Temperature

Mild or warm air temperatures (wind chill 18.0 °C) and rather cooler water temperatures (12.4 °C) at Sandy Hook/The Cove today. Surfers will need a quality spring wetsuit and perhaps a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.

Current Temp*: 12.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Sandy Hook/The Cove

Surf stats for Sandy Hook/The Cove, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Average Swell

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Wind History at Sandy Hook/The Cove

Wind stats for Sandy Hook/The Cove, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Sandy Hook/The Cove Reviews:

Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

Ratings

Based on 3 votes.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:3.0
Consistency of Surf:3.0
Difficulty Level:1.0
Crowds:3.0
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Patrick from United States

“Nice waves overall. Try coming over to Anchorage; the waves get bigger as they move down the coast.”

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