The Cove at Sandy Hook surf break

The Cove at Sandy Hook surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
10.9° 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 2PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
83
92
67
64
54
52
52
52
52
35
34
33
32
32
21
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
5
W
10
NW
5
SE
15
WNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
25
WNW
20
W
10
W
5
W
5
N
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
25
NNW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
High Tide
7:13AM1.34m
7:32PM1.58m
7:52AM1.32m
8:08PM1.58m
8:30AM1.29m
8:43PM1.55m
Low Tide
1:11PM0.05m
1:47AM0.01m
1:49PM0.09m
2:28AM0.01m
2:27PM0.12m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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5:56
5:54
5:54
5:52
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7:50
7:51
7:52
7:52
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
12
13
15
11
10
9
8
11
14
15
15
12
11
10
10
11
11
10
10
11
10
7
8
10
10
12
11
5
3
2
1
6
10
10
11
6
6
7
8
9
8
7
8
8
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
52
83
92
67
64
54
52
52
52
52
35
34
33
32
32
21
16
16
15
15
15
15
3
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.1
S
7
0.3
SSE
3
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
15
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
W
2
0.2
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
4
0.2
NNW
2
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
5
2
1
1
1
1
2
6
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
99
0
0
2
0
15
38
17
17
17
9
9
85
9
17
9
9
9
9
59
85
15
9
20
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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