Surf Forecasts:
Sandy Hook/The Cove surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 6 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, E swell with 85 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 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 06) at 11PM. 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 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Mon 6th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sandy Hook/The Cove over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's check the outlook for Sandy Hook and The Cove over the next couple of weeks.
I’ll be honest, it’s a pretty grim picture. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing worth talking about. The first time you might want to wet a line is Tuesday, July 14th, and even that’s just a small window. From now until Monday the 13th, it’s all small, choppy, onshore junk with wave energy barely registering. Don’t bother.
Tuesday morning, July 14th, is the one and only standout. It’s not big – we’re looking at a 3ft swell from the ESE with an 8-second period. The big deal is the wind: it’s dead calm, glassy. That’s a rare treat out here. The energy is weak (86), but with clean, glassy conditions, you’ll have something to ride. Keep your hopes modest – it’s a small-wave morning for a quiet session.
After that, it’s back to the struggle. Tuesday afternoon the wind cranks from the southeast, pumping the swell up to 4ft but wrecking it with chop and a higher energy reading of 287. That’s just messy windswell. The rest of the week and into the next sees a few offshore wind days from the west on July 15th and 16th, but the swell drops to 1ft to 2ft – not enough push to do anything with. On July 17th, a long-period 15-second groundswell shows up, but it’s only 0.3ft. A ghost. Not worth the trip.
One thing to note: on July 6th, the water was 75°, which is about 5° warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s very unusual, so if you do get in, you won’t need much rubber.
Bottom line: your only real chance in these 16 days is Tuesday morning, July 14th, for the glassy, clean, knee-to-waist high surf. Everything else is a hard pass. Just one decent moment in a whole lot of flat.
Forecasts can always shift, so keep an eye on it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, fresh winds from the E by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 76 | 62 | 30 | 30 | 76 | 60 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 26 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:43AM1.33m | 1:23PM1.42m | 1:37AM1.29m | 2:14PM1.49m | 2:35AM1.26m | 3:12PM1.55m | 3:41AM1.24m | 4:16PM1.62m | 4:52AM1.26m | 5:22PM1.69m | 5:59AM1.32m | 6:24PM1.75m | 7:00AM1.39m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26PM0.35m | 6:45AM0.15m | 7:37PM0.35m | 7:42AM0.16m | 8:53PM0.31m | 8:47AM0.14m | 10:01PM0.23m | 9:51AM0.11m | 11:02PM0.14m | 10:52AM0.06m | 00:01AM0.05m | 11:52AM0.01m | 00:58AM-0.04m | 12:52PM-0.02m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 |
 | 8:29 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — | 8:25 |
mm | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 62 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 60 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 14 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 6 | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 48 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 76 | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 26 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2535 | 147 | 159 | 60 | 33 | 28 | 191 | 46 | 335 | 376 | 82 | 132 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 981 | 230 | 789 | 597 | 144 | 23 |
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