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 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove at Sandy Hook sea temperature is
16.8°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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 5PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (22 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
111
128
72
50
49
33
33
74
69
69
58
62
40
40
40
24
24
24
25
25
Wind (km/h)
35
N
30
N
20
N
15
N
35
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
0
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:10PM1.39m
5:40AM1.45m
5:58PM1.44m
6:22AM1.57m
6:43PM1.48m
Low Tide
11:02AM0.28m
11:22PM0.12m
11:49AM0.18m
00:03AM0.05m
12:37PM0.08m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
13
17
19
17
15
12
10
9
10
12
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
12
13
14
13
Feels °C
4
9
13
12
8
4
3
2
5
7
11
10
10
9
8
7
7
10
10
10
9
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