Surf Forecasts:
The Cove at Sandy Hook surf forecast from 15 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 21 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, ESE swell with 89 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Cove at Sandy Hook this week:
The most powerful waves expected at The Cove at Sandy Hook in the next 16 days are 0.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 21) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 20) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Mon 21st Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. I've gotta level with you – the 16-day window for our local surf is looking like a long dry spell. There's a whole lot of nothing for a paddle surfer.
Looking at the charts, the first and only spot that even registers is The Cove at Sandy Hook, but it's not exactly pumping. We're staring down a long gap of tiny, weak, or blown-out conditions.
Starting immediately, into September 15th and 16th, it's tiny. We're talking a 0.4ft East swell on Tuesday morning with a short 6-second period and a combined energy of just 17 – that's a lake. An ENE cross-on breeze makes it choppy. Not worth wetting the board.
Wednesday the 16th drops even smaller to a 0.3ft swell, though the wind swings cross-offshore and clean. Still, you'll be floating on a ripple.
Thursday the 17th offers a clean, offshore SW wind, but the swell is only 0.7ft. Clean, but absolutely gutless.
The weekend brings wind. Saturday the 19th is a cross-on mess with a 25 km/h ESE breeze and a 2ft lump of sea. Sunday the 20th has the best on offer this whole period: a moderate offshore SW wind at 25 km/h with a 3ft SSE swell. It'll be glassy and clean, but the swell period is only 6 seconds, so it’ll be weak and dumpy. Still, it's the cleanest wave we get.
Starting Monday the 21st, a moderate breeze turns onshore, and by the 22nd through the 25th, we get a fresh to strong breeze (35-45 km/h) from the E and NNE. The swell builds to 5ft with moderate energy (222), but with onshore winds and a short period, it's all chop and closeouts. For a beach and jetty setup, this looks way more interesting for kite gear than paddling.
After the 25th, the swell drops fast, and we're left with weak, cross-onshore junk through the end of September. There's a glass-off on the afternoon of the 28th with a 1ft SE groundswell, but there's no power behind it.
The one to circle is Sunday morning, September 20th. It's not pumping, but it's the best of a bad bunch. Clean 3ft waves under a good offshore wind. That's your window. Everything else is a flat or a blowout.
This is a tough stretch. Don't force it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | E 14 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NNE 4 |
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 kJ | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 41 | 33 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 10:31PM1.39m | 10:58AM1.52m | 11:19PM1.29m | 11:45AM1.45m | 00:09AM1.21m | 12:33PM1.39m | 1:01AM1.15m | 1:23PM1.34m | 1:54AM1.12m | 2:15PM1.32m | 2:49AM1.11m | 3:11PM1.32m | 3:48AM1.14m | ||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM0.15m | 5:03PM0.21m | 5:04AM0.26m | 5:47PM0.31m | 5:42AM0.36m | 6:39PM0.40m | 6:30AM0.45m | 7:45PM0.45m | 7:39AM0.51m | 8:53PM0.44m | 8:54AM0.51m | 9:51PM0.39m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | 7:07 | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | S 4 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 33 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | ESE 5 | S 3 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 6 | — | E 14 | E 9 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | — | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | E 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | ESE 6 | SE 3 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | WSW 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 27 | 87 | 1 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 987 | 914 | 817 | 683 | 233 | 37 | 15 | 683 | 435 | 167 | 858 | 420 | 1226 | 1226 | 1226 | 233 | 9 | 59 |
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