The Cove at Sandy Hook surf break

The Cove at Sandy Hook surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 EDT
Forecast 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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.2°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 2AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (24 May)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (24 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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 Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
59
136
185
228
300
347
360
318
262
190
161
135
112
77
72
69
64
63
50
48
36
35
34
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
40
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
15
NW
10
W
5
SW
10
S
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:13PM1.39m
2:24AM1.38m
3:07PM1.41m
3:19AM1.32m
4:01PM1.44m
4:15AM1.27m
Low Tide
8:16PM0.28m
8:54AM0.10m
9:21PM0.27m
9:46AM0.11m
10:18PM0.23m
10:32AM0.12m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:13
8:14
8:15
1
4
1
4
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
5
3
1
1
0
1
2
5
5
8
10
11
12
12
11
13
18
18
18
19
17
17
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
Energy kJ
190
161
135
112
77
72
69
64
63
50
48
36
35
34
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
Energy kJ
13
7
12
12
18
30
41
41
31
32
34
34
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
61
59
136
185
228
300
347
360
318
262
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
118
233
223
412
412
412
186
186
86
61
59
20
20
17
2
0
0
0
0
0
17
17
29
0
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Cove at Sandy Hook surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest