The Cove at Sandy Hook Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.45° N 73.98° W

The Cove at Sandy Hook 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove at Sandy Hook sea temperature is
23.0°C
3.1° 

The Cove at Sandy Hook surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Cove at Sandy Hook today (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 4PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
20
21
30
42
39
40
54
14
11
10
5
5
7
10
25
22
28
43
54
94
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
20
SSW
10
W
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
30
E
35
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:15PM1.32m
2:49AM1.11m
3:11PM1.32m
3:48AM1.14m
4:08PM1.34m
Low Tide
8:53PM0.44m
8:54AM0.51m
9:51PM0.39m
9:54AM0.45m
10:39PM0.31m
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
cloud
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:58
6:57
6:54
 mm
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
22
22
21
19
18
17
17
18
20
20
18
Feels °C
13
15
16
15
14
14
16
16
16
16
19
20
22
17
14
12
12
14
16
15
12
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