The Cove at Sandy Hook surf break

The Cove at Sandy Hook surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 01 Jan 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
5.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


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

The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 10PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jan)--
Afternoon (01 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (01 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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

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Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.4
NW
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)712121212121211111111311111111111111111010103
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)433333332223222222222222
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
25
NW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:33PM
1.25
5:56AM
1.64
6:29PM
1.30
6:49AM
1.66
7:21PM
1.34
7:39AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27PM
-0.19
12:27PM
-0.23
12:24AM
-0.21
1:20PM
-0.29
1:19AM
-0.22
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Sunrise------7:18-------7:18-------7:18-
Sunset4:38-------4:39-------4:40-------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-3-4-4-5-6-5-3-1-1-1-2-3-4-5-4-3-1-1-1-1-2-2-20
Feels °C (?)-13-12-11-14-14-13-12-10-10-9-10-12-13-13-11-10-7-6-6-6-8-9-9-8
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