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: 7 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove at Sandy Hook sea temperature is
17.3°C
2.1° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 1PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (21 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
274
285
353
366
340
291
265
214
166
146
111
85
74
52
35
33
48
51
48
29
56
38
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
35
N
30
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
35
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:03AM1.23m
4:17PM1.34m
4:54AM1.33m
5:10PM1.39m
5:40AM1.45m
5:58PM1.44m
Low Tide
10:14AM0.39m
10:41PM0.21m
11:02AM0.28m
11:22PM0.12m
11:49AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
10
11
14
16
14
13
12
11
10
12
16
18
17
14
11
10
8
9
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
4
2
3
7
9
6
6
4
3
3
4
9
12
12
6
3
3
1
3
7
9
9
10
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