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: 7 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove at Sandy Hook sea temperature is
17.8°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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 10AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (14 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
E
7
0.6
SE
3
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
ESE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
9
10
7
7
6
6
4
4
3
6
4
4
15
4
6
15
4
13
4
15
17
18
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
25
NE
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
35
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:15AM1.51m
10:44PM1.23m
11:00AM1.44m
11:35PM1.17m
11:50AM1.37m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.21m
4:34PM0.19m
4:28AM0.30m
5:14PM0.27m
5:04AM0.38m
6:00PM0.35m
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light rain
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clear
thunderstorm
light rain
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6
2
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Temp °C
20
20
23
26
27
24
21
16
15
13
13
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
18
20
23
22
19
Feels °C
18
19
22
25
25
23
18
10
11
8
8
11
10
10
9
10
11
14
17
19
22
21
14
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