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 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove at Sandy Hook sea temperature is
23.5°C
2.9° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 6PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
E
6
0.3
SE
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
5
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
7
0.4
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
9
13
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
7
6
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:58AM1.52m
11:19PM1.29m
11:45AM1.45m
00:09AM1.21m
12:33PM1.39m
Low Tide
5:03PM0.21m
5:04AM0.26m
5:47PM0.31m
5:42AM0.36m
6:39PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:02
7:01
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
18
20
22
22
23
22
21
21
23
25
26
26
23
Feels °C
15
15
16
15
16
17
16
15
17
18
20
20
22
21
20
20
23
24
24
24
21
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Cove at Sandy Hook surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest