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 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove at Sandy Hook sea temperature is
23.4°C
1.3° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 3PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 20°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
18
18
64
67
19
19
20
45
43
42
24
24
24
23
22
21
25
19
9
21
6
6
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
15
SW
5
W
0
SW
5
SW
5
NW
10
SE
20
SSE
10
SSW
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:32AM1.38m
7:44PM1.58m
8:07AM1.44m
8:19PM1.58m
8:42AM1.49m
8:55PM1.55m
Low Tide
1:30PM0.19m
2:02AM0.05m
2:13PM0.15m
2:39AM0.02m
2:54PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:34
7:32
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
25
25
25
25
24
23
23
23
24
25
26
27
27
24
21
20
22
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
23
23
24
22
22
24
25
25
27
26
27
27
25
28
27
22
16
16
19
22
21
21
23
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Cove at Sandy Hook surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest