The Cove at Sandy Hook Surf Break

The Cove at Sandy Hook 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.45° N 73.98° W

Issued: 7 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove at Sandy Hook sea temperature is
23.2° C

2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at Sandy Hook at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
11 AM
2 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
19
3
4
3
4
11
11
3
14
34
33
30
31
41
59
59
60
57
57
56
42
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SSE
50
NW
15
W
15
NNW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
E
20
E
30
ESE
20
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:06PM1.41m
11:50AM1.30m
11:53PM1.37m
12:35PM1.36m
00:43AM1.33m
1:23PM1.42m
Low Tide
4:50PM0.30m
5:23AM0.12m
5:32PM0.33m
6:00AM0.14m
6:26PM0.35m
6:45AM0.15m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:29
8:29
8:28
 mm
15
2
3
7
3
7
1
1
2
7
5
1
2
1
Temp °C
32
32
23
24
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
22
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
19
18
18
19
Feels °C
31
32
18
25
24
25
26
25
24
25
24
23
21
25
22
22
22
22
22
23
16
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
NNE
2
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.5
S
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SE
8
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.8
E
7
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
2
3
2
1
3
4
3
4
11
11
2
11
2
2
4
4
4
2
2
56
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
6
0.3
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
S
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
11
3
2
8
3
18
8
8
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
19
2
1
9
9
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
Energy kJ
4
4
4
7
4
10
5
3
14
34
33
30
31
41
59
59
60
57
57
152
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
979
2313
172
68
981
1364
267
3246
1570
3333
224
68
1291
917
917
1407
1278
519
226
160
59
223
238
306
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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