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 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove at Sandy Hook sea temperature is
23.6° C
0.9° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (31 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (31 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.8
SSE
4
0.1
S
8
0.6
SE
4
0.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
11
12
7
8
8
8
7
27
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
0
2
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:14AM1.33m
9:20PM1.52m
9:51AM1.36m
9:58PM1.48m
10:30AM1.39m
10:39PM1.43m
Low Tide
3:16PM0.20m
3:47AM0.04m
3:54PM0.20m
4:20AM0.05m
4:33PM0.22m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:10
8:09
 mm
1
4
Temp °C
24
25
26
25
24
23
23
23
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
24
27
23
23
23
23
24
25
24
24
22
23
24
25
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