The Cove at Sandy Hook surf break

The Cove at Sandy Hook surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 24 May 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
14.1° C
(Which is 1.6°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 2PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (24 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (24 May)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
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
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
257
298
284
273
724
157
132
135
96
75
72
70
54
53
51
37
36
28
27
34
27
15
14
Wind (km/h)
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:24AM1.38m
3:07PM1.41m
3:19AM1.32m
4:01PM1.44m
4:15AM1.27m
4:52PM1.48m
Low Tide
8:54AM0.10m
9:21PM0.27m
9:46AM0.11m
10:18PM0.23m
10:32AM0.12m
11:07PM0.19m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:31
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:14
8:15
8:15
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
1
Temp °C
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
14
15
17
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
20
20
21
20
1
2
3
3
5
7
10
11
12
13
13
14
17
17
18
18
16
16
18
18
17
18
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
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
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
6
Energy kJ
222
157
132
135
96
75
72
70
54
53
51
37
36
28
27
34
27
15
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
8
7
13
12
11
12
19
21
33
34
33
22
22
33
9
14
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)
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
226
257
298
284
273
724
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
412
412
186
185
118
85
17
20
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
17
131
190
152
85
21
9
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
6
7
7
7
9
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