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 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove at Sandy Hook sea temperature is
23.7° C
1.4° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 7AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (21 Jul)--
Evening (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
12
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.1
SE
12
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
0
0
5
29
31
48
27
73
58
65
44
30
32
39
36
34
32
32
75
16
21
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
SW
25
W
30
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
10
ESE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:20AM1.30m
1:57PM1.44m
2:08AM1.21m
2:44PM1.42m
2:59AM1.15m
3:33PM1.40m
Low Tide
7:24AM0.20m
8:10PM0.35m
8:17AM0.28m
9:12PM0.36m
9:11AM0.32m
10:07PM0.33m
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:19
 mm
4
2
4
3
Temp °C
23
23
23
25
26
27
23
23
23
23
22
26
28
28
27
23
21
20
20
21
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
21
20
21
23
26
28
21
21
21
21
20
25
26
26
24
18
17
17
17
18
21
19
19
20
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