The Cove at Sandy Hook surf break

The Cove at Sandy Hook surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 12 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
4.0° 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 11PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (12 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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

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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.2
S
0.2
WSW
0.4
S
0.1
SE
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.2
S
0.6
S
1.1
S
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)999433523956777667777688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)332100200303913435113231617191918111615
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
WSW
10
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19PM
0.97
2:54AM
1.20
3:17PM
0.95
3:49AM
1.23
4:16PM
0.97
4:41AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33PM
0.16
9:25AM
0.17
9:22PM
0.15
10:14AM
0.12
10:10PM
0.13
11:01AM
0.06
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise------7:16-------7:16-------7:16-
Sunset4:50-------4:51-------4:52-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------1---
Temp. °C5432112665665457776530-2-1
Feels °C (?)-3-4-5-6-7-6-50-1-3-2-1-2-2-134431-6-10-12-11
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