Surf Forecasts:
Sandy Hook/The Cove surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 3 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, SE swell with 151 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 3 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Sandy Hook/The Cove this week:
The surf forecast for Sandy Hook/The Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Sandy Hook/The Cove in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) 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 0.7m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 29th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
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: the next 16 days are looking bleak for our local sandbar. I’ve been staring at the charts and there’s just nothing to get excited about at Sandy Hook/The Cove. The whole forecast period is a bust for surf, so don’t bother waxing up just yet.
We’re looking at a solid, frustrating stretch of flat to tiny waves. From Tuesday the 28th of July all the way through to Wednesday the 12th of August, every single session is rated as poor surf conditions. The combined swell energy is pathetic, barely cracking the 70s at its best (76 on the 3rd of August) and often dropping into the single digits. That’s weak, anemic energy, folks. The swell heights are barely a ripple, hovering between 0.3 ft and 3 ft, and the periods are short and jumbled, mostly under 9 seconds. There’s no groundswell to speak of.
The wind is a mess too. We get a bit of a glassy morning on the 4th and 5th of August, but the swell is so small (2 ft to 3 ft) and the period is a miserable 4 seconds, it’s just not going to produce anything rideable. The rest of the time it’s a mix of cross-shore, cross-on, and cross-off breezes, with some fresh to strong gusts that will just chop up what little bump there is. There’s a bit of offshore wind forecast for the 12th of August, but again, the swell is only 0.7 ft with a 9-second period, making it more of a lake than an ocean.
The water temp is about what you’d expect for this time of year, so no surprises there. But honestly, the only thing that might be interesting here is if the wind and tiny chop get up enough for a kite session. For paddle surfing, it’s a big, fat zero. This is one of those stretches where the forecast is just a blank wall. Don’t fight it; the surf will come back eventually.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
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 kJ | 14 | 11 | 31 | 61 | 58 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 7:33PM1.54m | 8:02AM1.28m | 8:10PM1.55m | 8:38AM1.30m | 8:45PM1.55m | 9:14AM1.33m | 9:20PM1.52m | 9:51AM1.36m | 9:58PM1.48m | 10:30AM1.39m | 10:39PM1.43m | 11:14AM1.43m | 11:27PM1.37m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM0.25m | 1:57AM0.10m | 1:54PM0.22m | 2:37AM0.07m | 2:36PM0.21m | 3:13AM0.05m | 3:16PM0.20m | 3:47AM0.04m | 3:54PM0.20m | 4:20AM0.05m | 4:33PM0.22m | 4:52AM0.07m | 5:15PM0.24m | ||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 7 | E 6 | — | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | E 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 9 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 4 | — | SSE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 3 | — | 58 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 7 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 11 | 6 | — | — | 25 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | E 6 | — | — | SE 8 | E 5 | SE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 4 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | 18 | 11 | 31 | 61 | 28 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 26 | 10 | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 27 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 848 | 374 | 82 | 45 | 81 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 30 | 5 | 132 | 33 | 61 | 1680 | 191 | 191 | 1214 | 235 | 264 | 185 | 5 |
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