Surf Forecasts:
Sandy Hook/The Cove surf forecast from 14 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 21 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, E swell with 104 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 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 21) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be 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 Sunday (Sep 20) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Mon 21st Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sandy Hook/The Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's chew the fat on Sandy Hook/The Cove (United States) for the next couple of weeks. I'm gonna level with you – this forecast looks pretty bleak for a good chunk of time.
For nearly two weeks, from now through to about the 25th of September, it's a real dry spell. We're talkin' tiny waves, mostly under 2 feet, with poor conditions across the board and barely any energy. There's a little blip around the 21st and 22nd where the swell tries to hit about 4 feet, but the period is short at 7 to 8 seconds, and the onshore winds will just chop it all to bits. Not worth gettin' wet for.
The one bright spot, and I mean *one*, hits on Saturday the 26th of September. We get a small ESE groundswell of 2 to 2 feet, but with an 11-second period – that's the kind of pulse that carries some shape. The real story is the wind: Saturday morning goes dead glassy with a NNW breeze at 3 mph, and Saturday afternoon is flat calm – glass. The energy's weak (93 and 66), so it'll be small and sleepy. For someone on a log who's got the patience, you might snag a couple of clean, silky little rides at this beach and reef setup. That's your one and only honest-to-goodness pick.
After the 26th, it fades back to tiny, clean conditions with fresh offshore breezes on the 27th, but the swell bugs out again under 2 feet. A long wait for not much, but that's how the sandbar crumbles sometimes.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Wed morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | on |
High Tide | 10:14AM1.59m | 10:31PM1.39m | 10:58AM1.52m | 11:19PM1.29m | 11:45AM1.45m | 00:09AM1.21m | 12:33PM1.39m | 1:01AM1.15m | 1:23PM1.34m | 1:54AM1.12m | 2:15PM1.32m | 2:49AM1.11m | 3:11PM1.32m | 3:48AM1.14m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.12m | 4:29AM0.15m | 5:03PM0.21m | 5:04AM0.26m | 5:47PM0.31m | 5:42AM0.36m | 6:39PM0.40m | 6:30AM0.45m | 7:45PM0.45m | 7:39AM0.51m | 8:53PM0.44m | 8:54AM0.51m | 9:51PM0.39m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 26 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 31 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | E 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | — | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 13 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 12 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 3 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | SE 12 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | S 4 | — | NNW 2 | E 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | — | 36 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | — | 1 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 168 | 423 | 857 | 911 | 820 | 64 | 1214 | 33 | 11 | 1214 | 45 | 264 | 983 | 502 | 1223 | 2446 | 983 | 5 | 54 | 334 |
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