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 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove at Sandy Hook sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.0° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 9AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (11 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (11 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
0.9
E
7
0.6
SE
9
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
E
7
0.4
SE
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
E
6
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.3
E
5
0.3
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
10
11
32
71
145
229
381
250
212
88
64
55
38
34
23
17
28
28
31
14
34
4
7
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
E
40
E
40
E
45
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
25
SSE
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:19AM1.69m
8:36PM1.48m
8:57AM1.66m
9:16PM1.40m
9:35AM1.59m
9:58PM1.31m
Low Tide
2:03AM0.01m
2:33PM0.02m
2:41AM0.06m
3:15PM0.06m
3:18AM0.13m
3:55PM0.12m
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clear
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clear
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2
5
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2
1
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
19
22
21
19
19
18
17
17
18
20
20
19
Feels °C
14
14
13
13
12
10
7
9
10
9
9
12
18
22
19
18
18
17
16
16
17
16
17
16
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