The Cove at Sandy Hook Surf Break

The Cove at Sandy Hook 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.45° N 73.98° W

Issued: 7 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove at Sandy Hook sea temperature is
21.4° C

4.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 2AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 17). 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 (18 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
1
10
9
8
8
47
56
42
44
33
18
19
20
23
26
13
6
6
5
10
5
5
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
35
S
35
SW
35
WSW
40
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
W
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-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
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:17PM1.72m
11:02AM1.46m
11:14PM1.63m
12:00PM1.46m
00:11AM1.54m
12:55PM1.46m
Low Tide
3:55PM-0.02m
4:44AM-0.14m
4:48PM0.05m
5:33AM-0.09m
5:42PM0.14m
6:24AM-0.01m
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:29
8:29
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
21
20
22
29
31
29
26
23
20
19
20
25
27
26
23
20
18
18
22
25
Feels °C
19
18
18
18
19
18
18
26
27
22
21
18
14
14
16
22
22
22
19
14
13
13
16
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
10
10
10
9
8
8
47
56
42
44
33
18
19
20
23
26
7
5
5
3
10
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
13
6
6
5
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
1
7
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.5
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
8
8
13
14
19
32
46
5
16
16
9
5
5
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1278
1278
771
735
855
1228
746
3246
306
70
54
22
22
9
9
9
9
9
9
22
15
15
68
39
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Rating
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1
1
2
1
1
1
1
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1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
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3
3
3
3
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3
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3
3
4
3
1
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2
2
2
3
3
4
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
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