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5
Consistency
4
difficulty
8
crowd
200M
wave length
POINT
break type
6
WAVE QUALITY
Bay Head
Right
Asbury Park
Peak
Belmar
Peak
Bradley Beach
Peak
Deal
Peak
Manasquan
Right
Monmouth Beach
Peak
Sea Girt
Peak
Spring Lake
Peak
The Cove
Right
The Wedge
Peak
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The Cove Surf Spot

North America,  New Jersey + New York,  New Jersey,  New Jersey - Monmouth County
  • What's it like?
  • Forecast
  • Seasons
  • Popular questions

Located in Monmouth County, New Jersey, The Cove is a fun, sand-bottomed right point. The waves here are pretty straightforward to surf and break for up to 200 meters providing long walls for all kinds of manoeuvres or just cruising. This spot is much better than 1st parking lot as the natural sand point holds up. Occasionally there is a small left. Close to NYC, so beware of commercial pollution in the water.

What are the best surf conditions for The Cove?

Get good from waist high to triple overhead. A longboard is great here when the swell is down and a shortboard is best when the swell is up. The Cove is best suited to intermediate and advanced surfers. The surf here is somewhat consistent (5/10) and is usually very crowded (8/10). Offshore winds blow from the West. The lower the tide the better. South and Southeast swells are best, but it will break on East and Northeast ones as well.

We recommend wearing boardshorts or a bikini in the summer when water temps rise to 23 degrees. In winter a 5/4 is best when the temps drop to around 4 degrees. See the temperature chart below for more data on this.

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200M LONG WAVE
Point break OVER Sand BOTTOM

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Seasonal surf conditions at The Cove

The chart below shows seasonal surf data over a 12 month period. Consistency of swells are only recorded for a swell with a period of more than 7 seconds. This data is for the region and not necessarily specific to The Cove. It also shows the peak, shoulder and off peak seasons for surfing at The Cove. Check today's The Cove surf report for current conditions.

Air and sea temperature for surfing at The Cove

The air and sea temperatures at The Cove surf spot are listed below on average over a 12 month period. See our recommendations on what to wear.

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Other Surf Spots Nearby

There are 10 other surf spots near The Cove. Discover them below:

40.9KM

Manasquan

8
Right | Exp Surfers
200m long
Surf forecast
27.9KM

Asbury Park

7
Peak | Exp Surfers
150m long
Surf forecast
44.7KM

Bay Head

6
Right | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
32.5KM

Belmar

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
29.9KM

Bradley Beach

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
25.6KM

Deal

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
50m long
Surf forecast
37.9KM

Sea Girt

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
35.4KM

Spring Lake

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
150m long
Surf forecast
25.9KM

The Wedge

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
15.3KM

Monmouth Beach

4
Peak | Exp Surfers
150m long
Surf forecast

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