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: 7 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove at Sandy Hook sea temperature is
17.9°C
0.8° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 2AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (09 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
10
6
6
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:31PM1.57m
6:59AM1.66m
7:15PM1.56m
7:40AM1.69m
7:56PM1.53m
Low Tide
00:40AM-0.02m
1:03PM0.03m
1:23AM-0.02m
1:50PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
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Feels °C
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