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 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove at Sandy Hook sea temperature is
23.2° C
0.7° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 2PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
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
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
E
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.6
SE
5
0.9
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
32
27
27
44
46
28
21
21
21
14
20
28
36
14
14
15
15
35
28
9
18
23
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
0
ENE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:50AM1.15m
6:10PM1.47m
6:39AM1.19m
6:54PM1.51m
7:22AM1.24m
7:33PM1.54m
Low Tide
11:37AM0.30m
00:30AM0.20m
12:24PM0.27m
1:14AM0.15m
1:10PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
1
1
2
3
5
1
1
2
6
2
2
Temp °C
21
21
22
22
23
23
23
21
20
20
22
23
23
22
22
22
21
22
24
24
22
23
22
Feels °C
21
21
23
20
20
20
21
19
20
21
22
20
21
20
20
22
21
23
23
22
24
24
22
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