The Cove at Sandy Hook surf break

The Cove at Sandy Hook surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 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
14.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Cove at Sandy Hook today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 5PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (27 May)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (27 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

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
5 AM
8 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
S
7
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.5
NW
3
0.7
NNW
3
0.9
NNW
4
0.8
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
7
11
12
12
15
13
8
18
15
21
21
13
8
8
8
4
4
4
4
10
21
18
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
40
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
40
NW
35
NW
45
NNW
35
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:40PM1.51m
6:00AM1.24m
6:23PM1.55m
6:45AM1.25m
7:03PM1.57m
7:27AM1.25m
Low Tide
11:14AM0.14m
11:53PM0.15m
11:54AM0.16m
00:38AM0.12m
12:35PM0.17m
1:22AM0.10m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:16
8:17
Temp °C
22
22
25
25
23
20
19
18
21
20
21
20
17
15
14
15
19
21
23
22
18
14
10
12
21
21
24
23
21
17
16
14
17
12
14
14
11
10
9
11
16
16
17
17
10
6
0
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
8
7
7
11
12
12
13
13
8
10
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
3
3
1
2
6
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
S
7
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
7
4
2
3
1
2
15
8
8
18
15
21
21
13
8
8
8
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
S
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
1
7
1
4
2
2
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
NW
3
0.7
NNW
3
0.9
NNW
4
0.8
N
4
Energy kJ
1
2
1
3
5
4
4
2
1
1
2
3
4
10
21
18
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)
15
15
15
68
68
90
20
34
34
68
90
90
38
114
114
162
167
847
746
99
68
756
861
917
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
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
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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