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 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove at Sandy Hook sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.5° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 4AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (28 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
30
28
18
18
18
13
13
17
16
15
15
14
14
3
4
5
4
5
4
8
10
10
10
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:12AM1.76m
9:49PM1.40m
10:06AM1.71m
10:50PM1.34m
11:07AM1.63m
Low Tide
2:59AM-0.03m
3:51PM-0.05m
3:46AM0.01m
4:42PM0.01m
4:37AM0.08m
5:38PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
18
19
19
16
15
15
15
17
21
17
12
11
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
17
17
17
13
12
12
11
14
16
9
4
4
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