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 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove at Sandy Hook sea temperature is
26.0° 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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 12PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SSE
3
0.1
S
14
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
5
8
5
5
4
4
3
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
15
WNW
10
NW
35
WNW
5
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
5
SW
10
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
20
SW
15
WNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
6:47AM1.44m
7:07PM1.75m
7:40AM1.53m
7:57PM1.76m
8:30AM1.58m
8:44PM1.73m
Low Tide
12:41PM0.00m
1:33AM-0.09m
1:38PM-0.03m
2:22AM-0.14m
2:30PM-0.04m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:58
7:55
 mm
21
9
3
2
Temp °C
23
24
26
29
29
29
27
22
21
22
24
26
28
28
27
25
24
22
25
28
30
30
28
Feels °C
22
24
27
30
31
30
29
19
23
23
24
27
27
26
27
24
23
23
26
30
30
29
26
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