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 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove at Sandy Hook sea temperature is
21.9°C
2.6° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 8PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (24 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (24 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 104mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the NNE by Fri night).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
12
3
E
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2439
2496
2403
2533
2357
475
459
475
560
560
569
579
579
644
569
569
560
550
416
334
256
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
N
55
N
50
N
50
N
45
N
45
N
50
NNW
45
N
Wind State
on
on
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
cross-on
High Tide
6:34PM1.53m
6:58AM1.49m
7:13PM1.56m
7:35AM1.58m
7:52PM1.57m
Low Tide
12:18PM0.21m
00:44AM0.09m
1:03PM0.14m
1:24AM0.04m
1:48PM0.08m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
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5
12
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12
17
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Temp °C
13
17
19
18
15
13
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14
17
20
19
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
11
12
10
7
5
5
5
8
12
10
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
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