The Cove at Sandy Hook 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.45° N 73.98° W

Issued: 12 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove at Sandy Hook sea temperature is

15.6°C

The Cove at Sandy Hook surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Cove at Sandy Hook today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 3AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Evening (06 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SSE 6	S 6	SSE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 11	SE 8	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	9	32	76	107	44	51	47	38	38	29	23	15	16	27	27	24	24	18	17	11	18	11	18	30	30	29	18
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	W	NNW	SSE	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			4:50AM1.56m				5:07PM1.40m				5:34AM1.62m				5:52PM1.39m				6:14AM1.64m				6:32PM1.37m				6:51AM1.64m
Low Tide	10:27PM0.02m				10:57AM0.08m				11:10PM0.02m				11:43AM0.04m				11:50PM0.03m				12:27PM0.02m				00:30AM0.07m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—
	—	—	—	—	—	4:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:45	—	—	—	—	4:44
mm	2	2	1	5	15	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	15	14	13	12	14	14	10	9	8	9	10	12	14	14	13	12	11	11	10
Feels °C	18	19	18	17	19	20	19	17	11	10	8	6	6	5	1	1	0	1	3	5	8	8	9	5	3	3	2
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 9	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	9	32	39	32	44	47	47	38	38	29	23	15	16	27	27	24	24	18	17	11	6	11	7	30	30	29	18
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 10	—	—	E 11	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	E 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 6	—	—	—	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	—	—	—	S 5
kJ	—	24	—	—	2	51	38	25	2	26	14	12	14	—	—	—	5	5	5	5	18	11	18	—	—	—	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 11	S 6	S 6	—	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	3	3	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 2	WSW 3	W 3	W 3	W 3	W 3	W 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	W 3	W 3	W 3	W 3	W 3	W 3	W 3
kJ	25	73	76	107	64	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	5	5	5	5	7	7	9	5	5	4	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1696	2313	377	420	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	21	157	186	22	147	256	152	57	382	21	22	15	9	147
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Rating (10 max)					1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1		1	1		1	1	1	1	1
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