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 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove at Sandy Hook sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.6° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 5AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (15 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (15 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
NE
3
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
E
6
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
15
3
13
20
28
30
25
26
17
16
22
23
22
19
10
Wind (km/h)
30
N
20
N
25
NE
20
NNE
10
ENE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
W
20
NNW
30
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
30
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:00AM1.44m
11:35PM1.17m
11:50AM1.37m
00:29AM1.12m
12:42PM1.32m
Low Tide
4:28AM0.30m
5:14PM0.27m
5:04AM0.38m
6:00PM0.35m
5:47AM0.46m
6:57PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:15
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6:15
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1
4
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2
4
3
5
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Temp °C
15
15
13
13
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
19
22
25
22
18
16
11
9
9
11
10
8
6
Feels °C
9
11
8
8
12
10
10
9
10
12
13
17
21
25
21
15
11
2
0
-1
0
-1
-2
-2
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