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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 6 pm Friday 16 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
4.7° C
 (Which is 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: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (16 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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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 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 (?)
0.1
S
0.1
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
Period(s) (?)141210101010677879888889888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4617151617273331332029353426263524242328191010
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:55PM
1.05
6:09AM
1.37
6:35PM
1.09
6:47AM
1.40
7:13PM
1.12
7:24AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:41PM
0.06
12:31PM
-0.05
12:26AM
0.03
1:13PM
-0.10
1:09AM
-0.00
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------7:16-------7:15-------7:15-
Sunset4:53-------4:54-------4:55-------
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-1-1012232123310-1-1-1-10-1-2-4-20
Feels °C (?)-9-9-8-7-6-5-4-5-6-3-2-3-6-6-6-5-6-6-6-8-9-13-11-9
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