Surf Forecasts:
Sandy Hook/The Cove surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 26 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, ESE swell with 70 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 26 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E 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 Sunday (Jul 26) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Sandy Hook/The Cove in the next 16 days are 0.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sandy Hook/The Cove over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 17 | 58 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 46 | 26 | 18 | 44 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:59AM1.15m | 3:33PM1.40m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:12PM0.36m | 9:11AM0.32m | 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 | ||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | 8:20 | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 29 | 17 | 58 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 1 | 26 | 18 | 44 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 8 | 38 | 30 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | ESE 7 | S 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | 18 | 46 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 4 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | SE 3 | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 12 | — | — | 9 | — | — | 46 | — | — | 13 | 2 | — | 25 | 22 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 18 | 213 | 5 | 60 | 587 | 31 | 33 | 185 | 5 | 57 | 597 | 11 | 502 | 502 | 134 | 0 | 163 | 5 |
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