The Cove at Sandy Hook surf break

The Cove at Sandy Hook surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 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
10.2° C
(Which is 3.1°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 1AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
11 AM
2 PM
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)
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
8
0.4
S
4
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
22
17
13
13
13
8
6
6
6
6
4
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
5
14
29
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
N
25
ESE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:46AM1.49m
1:32PM1.27m
1:48AM1.42m
2:32PM1.28m
2:49AM1.37m
Low Tide
6:09PM0.14m
7:15AM0.08m
7:20PM0.22m
8:25AM0.11m
8:37PM0.24m
9:28AM0.09m
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
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6:05
6:05
6:03
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7:40
7:42
7:43
7:44
2
10
6
2
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
10
10
16
20
20
19
15
13
12
11
13
11
10
10
10
10
8
7
7
8
7
6
7
7
8
7
13
16
16
14
9
8
9
7
10
4
3
3
4
5
5
1
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.4
S
4
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
25
22
17
13
13
13
7
6
6
6
6
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
1
1
5
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.4
S
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
9
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
7
8
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
2
11
9
8
5
6
14
29
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
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
120
20
20
34
96
15
15
9
9
15
131
435
167
167
554
554
847
847
847
740
847
858
847
246
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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