The Cove at Sandy Hook surf break

The Cove at Sandy Hook surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 20 Feb 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
1.4° C
(Which is 1.6°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 5AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
SE
1
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.6
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)555556666677667666456667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11112225355382685154443115148433126691126130205
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
20
ENE
15
N
10
NW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
ENE
55
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:40PM
1.37
8:59AM
1.37
9:24PM
1.40
9:47AM
1.29
10:13PM
1.41
10:41AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:56AM
-0.14
3:11PM
-0.21
3:39AM
-0.11
3:49PM
-0.17
4:27AM
-0.05
4:31PM
-0.10
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---6:43-------6:41-------6:39----
Sunset------5:36-------5:37-------5:37-
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
Rain (mm)
---1652-----------------
Temp. °C333343332444567654232200
Feels °C (?)-3-3-4-5-4-5-3-2-2-2-3-2-112110-3-6-8-8-10-13
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