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The Cove at Sandy Hook surf break

The Cove at Sandy Hook surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 16 Feb 2026 EST
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The Cove at Sandy Hook surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cove at Sandy Hook sea temperature is
1.5° C
 (Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Cove at Sandy Hook today?

The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 6PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (16 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (16 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

Table - waves today at The Cove at Sandy Hook. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NE
1.4
E
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)57778999999910109101011111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5016745546696968173735658615235373844302323232312
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:48PM
1.21
7:01AM
1.44
7:24PM
1.28
7:38AM
1.44
8:01PM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:43PM
-0.12
12:49AM
-0.06
1:23PM
-0.18
1:32AM
-0.12
2:00PM
-0.21
2:14AM
-0.14
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-------6:47-------6:46-------6:43
Sunset--5:30-------5:32-------5:34-----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-101211111456655544433221
Feels °C (?)-8-6-3-2-3-3-4-4-4-1122123111-10-3-3-3
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