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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 Thursday 28 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
14.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Cove at Sandy Hook today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 3PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
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 ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, strong winds from the NW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 10 | |
12 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | |
High Tide | 6:00AM1.24m | 6:23PM1.55m | 6:45AM1.25m | 7:03PM1.57m | 7:27AM1.25m | 7:41PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM0.16m | 00:38AM0.12m | 12:35PM0.17m | 1:22AM0.10m | 1:16PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | 8:19 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
19 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 4 |
 kJ | 12 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | W 3 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 7 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | SE 8 | — | E 8 | — | S 9 | SE 8 | E 10 | S 8 | E 12 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | W 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 25 | 34 | 53 | 64 | 131 | 233 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 373 | 847 | 333 | 333 | 15 | 99 | 306 | 917 | 740 | 1278 | 1220 | 202 | 17 | 9 |
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