Middletown · Monmouth County · New Jersey
Sandy Hook Surf Report & Forecast, Middletown, New Jersey
Sandy Hook, Middletown, New Jersey: 1 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.2 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 23 mph offshore wind from the northwest, gusting 33 mph. Water is about 58°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 3.9 ft at 7:08 pm.
1 ft
knee high · occasional 2 ft
- Swell
- 1.2 ft · 11 s · ESEplus 0.5 ft · 6 s · S
- Wind
- 23 mph (NW), gusts 33offshore
- Tide
- 0.8 ft risinghigh 3.9 ft at 7:08 pm
- Water
- 58°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 57°Ffeels like 37°F
- Sun
- rise 6:35 amset 4:44 pm
Sandy Hook surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Sandy Hook: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Sandy Hook: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 18 mph offshore (W), gusts 25 | 5.1 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 20 mph offshore (W), gusts 29 | 5.2 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 19 mph offshore (W), gusts 28 | 4.8 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 22 mph offshore (W), gusts 33 | 3.8 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 20 mph offshore (W), gusts 29 | 2.6 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 23 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 32 | 1.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 23 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 33 | 0.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 23 mph offshore (NW), gusts 33 | -0.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 23 mph offshore (NW), gusts 32 | 0.1 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 1 ft | Poor | 23 mph offshore (NW), gusts 33 | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 22 mph offshore (NW), gusts 31 | 1.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 28 | 2.8 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (W), gusts 18 | 4.3 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (W), gusts 19 | 4.8 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 20 | 4.8 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 20 | 4.3 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 16 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 22 | 3.3 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 24 | 2.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 18 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 26 | 1.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 18 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 26 | 0.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 25 | 0.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 16 mph offshore (W), gusts 23 | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 16 mph offshore (W), gusts 22 | 1.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (W), gusts 19 | 2.4 ft |
Sandy Hook waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Sandy Hook arrive about every 2 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 1.4 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 15 s
- Lulls
- about 126 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 4% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Sandy Hook surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Sandy Hook: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 1–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Sandy Hook are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.3 ft · 11 s · ESE | 19 mph offshore (W), gusts 28 | 23 mph offshore (NW), gusts 32 | 2 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.2 ft · 11 s · ESE | 14 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 20 | 17 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 25 | 2 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 11 s · ESE | 12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 17 | 7 mph offshore (WSW) | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–3 ft | Poor | 1.4 ft · 4 s · ESE | 17 mph onshore (E), gusts 23 | 35 mph onshore (E), gusts 44 | 4 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1–3 ft | Poor | 2.5 ft · 4 s · NNE | 22 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 19 mph cross-shore (N) | 8 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.6 ft · 7 s · E | 19 mph cross-shore (NW) | 15 mph offshore (NW) | 6 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.5 ft · 3 s · NE | 19 mph offshore (NW), gusts 28 | 21 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 31 | 1 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.2 ft · 3 s · NE | 14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 23 | 14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 21 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 15 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 9 mph cross-shore (N) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 6 mph offshore (NW) | 5 mph offshore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Sandy Hook are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Sandy Hook tide chart and tide times
Tides at Sandy Hook today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.1 ft at 12:26 am, high 5.3 ft at 6:46 am, low -0.1 ft at 1:12 pm and high 3.9 ft at 7:08 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 0.8 ft and rising.
Sandy Hook tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.1 ft at 12:26 amHigh 5.3 ft at 6:46 amLow -0.1 ft at 1:12 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 7:08 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.0 ft at 1:04 amHigh 4.9 ft at 7:30 amLow 0.2 ft at 1:52 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 7:48 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.3 ft at 1:46 amHigh 4.9 ft at 8:07 amLow 0.4 ft at 2:26 pmHigh 4.3 ft at 8:32 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.2 ft at 2:19 amHigh 5.7 ft at 8:44 amLow 1.4 ft at 3:11 pmHigh 4.8 ft at 9:04 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.6 ft at 3:09 amHigh 5.3 ft at 9:19 amLow 1.1 ft at 4:02 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 9:52 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.3 ft at 3:52 amHigh 4.7 ft at 10:02 amLow 0.7 ft at 4:51 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 10:40 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.9 ft at 4:44 amHigh 4.0 ft at 10:52 amLow 0.4 ft at 5:40 pmHigh 3.0 ft at 11:37 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.7 ft at 5:38 amHigh 3.6 ft at 11:47 amLow 0.3 ft at 6:29 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.0 ft at 12:36 amLow 0.7 ft at 6:36 amHigh 3.5 ft at 12:42 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Sandy Hook water temperature
The water temperature at Sandy Hook is about 58°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 37°F and a 23 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 57 and 58°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Sandy Hook
- Long Branch8.8 mi S · 1 ft · Poor
- Rockaway 90th Street, New York14 mi NE · 2 ft · Poor
- Asbury Park15 mi S · 2 ft · Fair
- Belmar18 mi S · 2 ft · Fair
- Spring Lake20 mi S · 2 ft · Fair
- Long Beach, New York20 mi ENE · 1–2 ft · Poor
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About Sandy Hook
Sandy Hook is a beach break in Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, facing east. Also called Gunnison and North Beach.
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