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 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove at Sandy Hook sea temperature is
19.2°C
1.7° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 9AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.6
NNW
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
23
23
25
18
18
11
11
8
7
6
6
6
6
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
25
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:17AM1.31m
3:39PM1.50m
4:22AM1.38m
4:44PM1.52m
5:22AM1.48m
5:41PM1.55m
Low Tide
9:26AM0.27m
10:19PM0.14m
10:28AM0.20m
11:10PM0.06m
11:24AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:56
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6:31
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6:30
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6:29
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Temp °C
15
15
14
17
20
19
18
16
13
10
9
11
15
17
16
15
14
13
12
14
18
20
17
16
Feels °C
13
13
11
12
12
11
12
8
5
2
2
4
8
10
11
11
11
9
8
10
13
15
11
11
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