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 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove at Sandy Hook sea temperature is
17.3°C
1.8° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 10AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
238
214
198
186
205
186
186
223
263
269
269
260
285
246
241
194
198
160
146
111
107
72
71
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
30
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:09AM1.16m
3:22PM1.30m
4:03AM1.23m
4:17PM1.34m
4:54AM1.33m
5:10PM1.39m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.48m
9:57PM0.30m
10:14AM0.39m
10:41PM0.21m
11:02AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
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Temp °C
13
13
12
14
18
19
16
14
12
10
9
9
12
14
14
12
10
10
9
12
16
18
16
15
Feels °C
7
6
5
7
13
14
10
8
5
2
1
2
6
8
7
5
3
3
1
5
9
12
11
8
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