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 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove at Sandy Hook sea temperature is
19.8°C
1.2° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 5PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
8
8
8
8
8
12
8
7
7
7
16
7
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
0
NW
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:30AM1.69m
10:00PM1.43m
10:20AM1.67m
10:57PM1.35m
11:18AM1.62m
Low Tide
4:03PM0.05m
4:02AM0.05m
4:52PM0.11m
4:46AM0.11m
5:46PM0.19m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
20
21
20
19
19
18
17
18
20
20
22
22
21
20
20
21
24
24
24
23
Feels °C
17
20
21
21
19
19
17
16
18
19
17
20
21
20
20
19
20
25
24
23
22
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