Surf Forecasts:
Sandy Hook/The Cove surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 22 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, SE swell with 83 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 22 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE 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 Wednesday (Jul 22) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Sandy Hook/The Cove in the next 16 days are 0.7m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sandy Hook/The Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, gang, Rusty here. Let’s cut to the chase on Sandy Hook/The Cove. The next 16 days are a bummer, plain and simple. It’s a long stretch of flat to tiny waves, with nothing that’ll get your heart pumping. Consider this a big gap with no real surf to recommend.
We start Friday the 17th of July with a total flatness: 0.3ft from the SE, a cross breeze, and ugly conditions. The water is 75°, a touch warmer than normal, so it’s a nice swim, but that’s about it.
Saturday the 18th morning has offshore wind from the SW at 12 mph, but the swell is still a pathetic 0.3ft. The afternoon bumps up to 1ft with clean conditions, but it’s barely a ripple. Through the week up to the 24th, we see a few waves in the 1ft to 3ft range, but the period is short and the wind is messy – cross, cross-off, and a fresh 19 mph cross-shore on the 19th that’ll ruin it. The combined energy is mostly in the teens, barely cracking 64 on the 23rd, so it’s weak.
The only time the energy hits a three-digit number is Tuesday morning the 22nd of July, with a 106 on the dial, a 3ft swell from the SSE, and a 9-second period. It’s clean with a cross-off breeze, but 3ft is still too small for most of us. The rest of the week is more of the same. There’s a glassy morning on Sunday the 26th with no wind, but only 1ft on offer. The real standout, if you can call it that, is that Tuesday the 22nd, with the biggest energy and cleanest conditions, but it’s still a poor surf situation. After that, it’s a flat run right through the end of the month and into August 1st, with nothing but 0.7ft to 2ft dribble from the SE.
Honestly, this stretch looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The swell is just not showing up.
Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 21°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the SE by Mon morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SE 7 |
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 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 39 | 37 | 55 | 45 | 29 | 43 | 24 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:49PM1.61m | 11:32AM1.51m | 11:41PM1.50m | 12:22PM1.50m | 00:32AM1.40m | 1:11PM1.47m | 1:20AM1.30m | 1:57PM1.44m | 2:08AM1.21m | 2:44PM1.42m | 2:59AM1.15m | 3:33PM1.40m | 3:55AM1.11m | ||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM-0.09m | 5:18PM0.12m | 5:48AM-0.00m | 6:11PM0.22m | 6:34AM0.10m | 7:08PM0.30m | 7:24AM0.20m | 8:10PM0.35m | 8:17AM0.28m | 9:12PM0.36m | 9:11AM0.32m | 10:07PM0.33m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | 8:22 | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 37 | 55 | 45 | 29 | 43 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 28 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | — | WSW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | WSW 3 | W 3 | NNW 3 | — | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 141 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 29 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 848 | 857 | 81 | 149 | 20 | 21 | 36 | 54 | 191 | 235 | 1360 | 2578 | 1214 | 0 | 66 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 5 |
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