The Cove at Sandy Hook surf break

The Cove at Sandy Hook surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 18 Oct 2025 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
18.2° C
(Which is 2.6°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 2AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 18). 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 (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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

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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
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 (?)
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.9
S
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
Period(s) (?)11111110111111111111101010666778811111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)392322222222236665221110106022241810664444
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
S
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
30
S
35
SSE
40
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
W
30
SW
35
WSW
45
W
40
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
1.44
6:36AM
1.54
6:51PM
1.44
7:14AM
1.58
7:29PM
1.43
7:48AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:16AM
0.09
12:38PM
0.13
12:53AM
0.09
1:20PM
0.10
1:30AM
0.10
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----7:09-------7:11-------7:11--
Sunset6:12-------6:09-------6:08-------
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------21----------
Temp. °C151616151517181918181920151413131515131211101318
Feels °C (?)1112121213141414131314158854696655813
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for New Jersey

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at The Cove at Sandy Hook (moderate winds from the SSW at BUOY-SDHN4 3 km from The Cove at Sandy Hook). 0.7m 10s swell from the ESE with a 0.3m 3s local chop from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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1 h 18 min ago

22 km/h
SSW
Offshore
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