Surf Forecasts:
Sandy Hook/The Cove surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 13 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period, SE swell with 33 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 0.4m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sun 13th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sandy Hook/The Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this is a tough one for Sandy Hook / The Cove. We’re looking at a long, dry 16-day window with no real surf to speak of. The next two weeks are going to be a battle of tiny, useless waves and less-than-ideal conditions. I’m not seeing a single standout day in the bunch, so let’s just call it what it is: a time to work on your tan or maybe find a new hobby for a while.
The whole forecast period is filled with “poor surf conditions” on every single assessment. The swell is meek, mostly hanging around 0.3 ft to 2 ft, and the energy is just pathetic. The combined energy of all swells stays in the low double digits, barely cracking 50 (51) on one day, which is weak. The water temp is a weird one – it’s sitting at 76°F, which is a whopping 6°F above normal for this time of year. That’s very unusual, feels like a warm bath, but it won’t do a thing for the waves.
Starting Monday, September 7th, we’ve got a mix of light winds and tiny, weak swell. The morning has a cross-shore breeze, and the swell is a pathetic 0.7 ft from the ESE. It’s clean in the afternoon, but the swell drops to 0.3 ft, so you’re just floating. Tuesday and Wednesday are more of the same: tiny 0.3 ft waves and clean conditions that are useless. Thursday the 10th sees a little bump to 2 ft from the SSE with a 6-second period – that’s short period, weak, and it’s under a moderate offshore wind, so it’ll be clean, but it’s still just a dribble. The combined energy is only 20.
The weekend is a total write-off. Friday (11th) and Saturday (12th) are tiny, with messy cross-shore winds and waves barely reaching 1.0 ft. Sunday the 13th offers a slightly better combined energy of 33, but it’s still a 1 ft wave from the SE. The week after that is no better – we’re looking at 0.3 ft to 2 ft waves, with a mix of cross-offshore and onshore winds. Even on the 20th, where we get a glassy morning, the swell is only 0.7 ft.
If you’re a kite surfer, you might get more out of this setup than a paddle surfer, especially with the stronger winds that come in around the 16th and 21st. But for a wave, there’s nothing here. It’s a blank run, and for this area, that’s not unusual. Sometimes it just goes flat.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | 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) | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:59PM1.59m | 5:37AM1.41m | 6:00PM1.64m | 6:33AM1.52m | 6:51PM1.68m | 7:22AM1.61m | 7:37PM1.69m | 8:06AM1.66m | 8:21PM1.65m | 8:49AM1.67m | 9:03PM1.58m | 9:31AM1.65m | 9:46PM1.49m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36AM0.17m | 11:31PM0.08m | 11:34AM0.09m | 00:21AM-0.00m | 12:29PM0.03m | 1:09AM-0.06m | 1:22PM-0.00m | 1:54AM-0.09m | 2:11PM-0.02m | 2:36AM-0.07m | 2:57PM0.00m | 3:16AM-0.02m | 3:40PM0.05m | 3:53AM0.05m | |||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 3 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 33 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | E 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | S 5 | E 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 10 | — | E 11 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | WSW 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 38 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 243 | 302 | 911 | 502 | 680 | 911 | 911 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 54 | 115 | 857 | 983 | 983 | 423 | 680 | 374 | 11 |
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