Surf Forecasts:
Sandy Hook/The Cove surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, S swell with 60 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 0.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 2AM. 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 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sandy Hook/The Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gonna level with you straight up: if you're looking to paddle out around Sandy Hook for the next two weeks, you're gonna be staring at a whole lot of flat, pretty water. The forecast is grim, and I mean grim. We're looking at a solid 16-day stretch with absolutely nothing worth waxing a board for.
Let's start with The Cove. The water's sitting at a warm 75°, which is "much warmer than normal" for this time of year – feels like a bathtub, but that's about the only positive. The combined wave energy is a paltry 11 (eleven!) on Friday morning, and the swell is a pathetic 0.7 ft from the ESE with a period of 8 seconds. That's barely a ripple. Wind is a 12 mph cross-shore from the NNW, which just chops up what little slop is there. The "poor surf conditions" tag is right on the money. This pattern continues day after day, session after session. You'll see a tiny bump of 2 ft on Sunday the 6th with a 6-second period, but the energy only hits 46 and the wind is straight onshore from the NE. It's a mess.
The rest of the week and into the next is a wasteland of tiny 0.3 ft and 0.7 ft swells. Even when the wind goes clean and cross-offshore, like on Wednesday the 10th, we're talking about 1 ft swell with a 7-second period and combined energy of just 22. It's not surf; it's a lake. The wind picks up to a strong 25 mph from the NW in the afternoon, so it’s clean, but there's nothing to ride. The second week is just as dead. The "poor surf conditions" tag is on every single row. There isn't one standout, not one day where you could even get a knee-high roller. If you see a bump of 2 ft on Tuesday the 15th, it's from the north with a 3-second period – that's windswell from a washing machine.
This is a total blank-out. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for paddle surfing. Honestly, with that much wind and absolutely no power in the water, you'd be better off looking for a kite. Sometimes the sandbars set up for a few clean crumbly ones, but not this month. Forecasts can change, but right now, this run is so consistent in its flatness that it's almost impressive. Sorry, mates. The Cove is sleeping.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 3 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 |
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 kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 19 | 11 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:36PM1.54m | 2:14AM1.23m | 2:41PM1.54m | 3:22AM1.25m | 3:51PM1.55m | 4:33AM1.31m | 4:59PM1.59m | 5:37AM1.41m | 6:00PM1.64m | 6:33AM1.52m | 6:51PM1.68m | 7:22AM1.61m | 7:37PM1.69m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.31m | 8:13AM0.27m | 9:35PM0.26m | 9:30AM0.24m | 10:36PM0.17m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 18 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 6 | E 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 3 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 10 | — | — | SE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | SE 9 | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | ESE 3 | E 6 | SSE 2 | — | — | S 2 | — | — | S 2 | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | W 3 | NW 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 31 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 23 | 60 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 132 | 423 | 737 | 371 | 383 | 23 | 193 | 11 | 57 | 193 | 64 | 264 | 857 | 428 | 431 | 428 | 1214 | 253 | 1680 | 65 |
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