The Cove at Sandy Hook surf break

The Cove at Sandy Hook surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 EDT
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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
12.0° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal 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 10PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
1.3
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.9
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
11
6
7
9
10
11
11
12
12
8
32
8
15
21
8
132
26
26
19
21
25
86
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
NNE
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
15
NW
10
E
15
SSE
10
S
25
S
20
SW
30
S
20
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
W
10
W
5
SSE
25
SE
glassy
cross-off
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
00:09AM1.29m
12:58PM1.10m
00:59AM1.27m
1:46PM1.13m
1:51AM1.27m
Low Tide
5:26PM0.39m
6:27AM0.27m
6:17PM0.44m
7:25AM0.29m
7:32PM0.45m
8:26AM0.27m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:47
5:46
5:45
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7:57
7:58
7:59
8:00
1
3
4
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
13
11
10
13
15
16
15
13
13
14
13
15
14
16
16
14
14
14
13
16
17
13
11
10
7
7
4
7
8
8
10
9
9
11
8
12
9
13
14
13
12
11
11
15
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
S
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
Energy kJ
16
16
11
6
6
9
10
11
11
12
6
7
8
8
15
8
8
33
26
26
19
21
25
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
2
3
3
1
1
7
4
3
3
4
12
8
32
8
21
8
8
8
7
8
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
S
8
0.3
S
7
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
5
2
2
3
7
5
2
10
1
8
6
6
5
5
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.3
W
2
0.4
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
1.3
S
6
0.9
SSE
7
Energy kJ
3
7
1
2
2
7
11
64
17
35
132
86
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
9
15
15
17
20
15
15
15
68
9
28
21
201
333
211
2928
377
0
9
9
9
9
9
211
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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