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 09 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
4.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average 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 1AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (10 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (10 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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 (?)
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
SSE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)1111566666645566888881081097
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222317121388412243227334446281812246434
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
NNW
15
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
20
N
10
N
10
NW
10
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
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)
12:28AM
1.23
12:37PM
1.10
1:15AM
1.22
1:26PM
1.02
2:03AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:54PM
0.02
6:26AM
0.20
6:45PM
0.10
7:30AM
0.23
7:40PM
0.15
8:31AM
0.21
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise------7:18-------7:18-------7:18-
Sunset4:46-------4:47-------4:49-------
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1------2122--1----------
Temp. °C910121165443543446765200003
Feels °C (?)469811-1-2-3-3-1-1011-1-2-5-9-11-10-9-8-4
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