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 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove at Sandy Hook sea temperature is
22.6° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 2AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 37°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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)
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
NW
3
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
S
5
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
4
9
3
9
8
8
8
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
5
E
20
SE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:49AM1.51m
9:04PM1.77m
9:43AM1.52m
9:56PM1.70m
10:38AM1.52m
10:49PM1.61m
Low Tide
2:47PM-0.05m
3:34AM-0.18m
3:39PM-0.03m
4:20AM-0.16m
4:29PM0.03m
5:04AM-0.09m
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:23
8:23
8:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
31
36
37
34
30
29
27
26
30
34
35
34
29
27
25
24
26
27
26
25
24
24
24
21
Feels °C
31
34
34
31
28
27
26
24
27
32
33
30
27
26
24
21
25
23
21
21
22
24
22
20
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