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The Cove at Sandy Hook Surf Forecast
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The Cove at Sandy Hook surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 2.3°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 11AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Cove at Sandy Hook. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | |
9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 92 | 128 | 94 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 45 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:58PM1.10m | 00:59AM1.27m | 1:46PM1.13m | 1:51AM1.27m | 2:36PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27AM0.27m | 6:17PM0.44m | 7:25AM0.29m | 7:32PM0.45m | 8:26AM0.27m | 8:50PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | 8:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 28 | 29 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | N 3 | E 11 | ESE 10 | S 4 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 16 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 46 | 10 | — | — | 92 | 128 | 94 | — | — | — | — | 45 | 27 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 49 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 211 | 333 | 211 | 9 | 0 | 147 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 211 | 211 | 9 | 26 | 28 |
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