Surf Forecasts:
Sandy Hook/The Cove surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, ESE swell with 93 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Sandy Hook/The Cove this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Sandy Hook/The Cove in the next 16 days are 1.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sandy Hook/The Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me be straight with you. This is a tough one, and I'm not gonna sugarcoat it. For the next 16 days, Sandy Hook/The Cove is looking like a flat, sad story. There's just no energy to work with.
We're starting off on Friday, July 24th, and it's a total write-off. Tiny, weak swell from the SE, barely pushing 1ft, with a short, weak period of 6 seconds. The wind is messy, cross-onshore, and the combined energy is a measly 22. It's just poor surf, plain and simple. Saturday and Sunday aren't any better—still tiny, still choppy, and the wind is all over the place. By Sunday morning we get a light NE offshore, but the swell is still a pathetic 2ft, so it's clean but flat.
The whole first week is a dead zone. We see a few moments of clean conditions, like Wednesday morning, July 29th, with a light offshore wind from the WSW and a tiny bump of 2ft from the E, but the period is a weak 7 seconds and the energy is only 52. It's not going to do anything. Thursday afternoon, July 30th, we finally see the combined energy tick up to 116, but the swell is still a tiny 2ft, and the wind is a messy cross. It's a tease.
The second week doesn't offer any relief. We're looking at days of tiny, weak swell, mostly under 2ft, with periods under 8 seconds. There's a glassy moment on the morning of August 5th, but the swell is only 1ft with a 5-second period. The energy is a 10. You'd have more fun in a bathtub. The whole run is broken by a few clean, glassy mornings, especially August 7th and 8th, where the wind is dead calm, but the swell is just too small to surf.
Honestly, the only thing worth mentioning is that the water temperature is about average for this time of year. Not that it helps.
There are no standouts here. No hidden gems. The only good news is that the break is fairly consistent, so this blank run is a bit of an anomaly. Forecasts can change, but right now, I'd leave the board at home. This setup looks far more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, given the consistent onshore winds and tiny, choppy waves.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 5 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
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 kJ | 17 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 26 | 50 | 41 | 27 | 62 | 27 | 21 | 28 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 33 | 14 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:55AM1.11m | 4:27PM1.41m | 4:55AM1.11m | 5:20PM1.43m | 5:50AM1.15m | 6:10PM1.47m | 6:39AM1.19m | 6:54PM1.51m | 7:22AM1.24m | 7:33PM1.54m | 8:02AM1.28m | 8:10PM1.55m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.33m | 10:02AM0.33m | 10:57PM0.30m | 10:50AM0.32m | 11:44PM0.25m | 11:37AM0.30m | 00:30AM0.20m | 12:24PM0.27m | 1:14AM0.15m | 1:10PM0.25m | 1:57AM0.10m | 1:54PM0.22m | 2:37AM0.07m | ||||||
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 | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | 8:19 | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 5 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 1 | — | 41 | 27 | 62 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SE 8 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 6 | ESE 6 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 15 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | — | 28 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 3 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 4 | — | E 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | 26 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 7 | — | 6 | — | 33 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 60 | 3242 | 33 | 225 | 680 | 23 | 23 | 597 | 11 | 862 | 862 | 5 | 335 | 1379 | 253 | 20 | 5 | 11 |
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