The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 EDT
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The Cove Cape May surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
12.2° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Cove Cape May today?

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.2
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
158
158
161
161
161
125
122
284
104
100
96
125
139
153
150
139
141
144
106
102
100
68
64
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
cross
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:00PM1.52m
7:14AM1.39m
7:39PM1.58m
7:55AM1.36m
8:16PM1.62m
8:34AM1.32m
Low Tide
00:56AM0.04m
1:08PM0.02m
1:41AM0.02m
1:45PM0.03m
2:23AM0.00m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:03
6:03
6:01
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7:49
7:50
7:51
7:51
3
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
14
11
12
14
15
15
13
10
9
8
9
11
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
6
5
6
7
9
10
5
6
8
9
10
6
3
2
2
4
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.2
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
167
158
158
161
161
161
125
122
284
104
100
96
125
139
153
150
139
141
144
106
102
100
68
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
10
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
1
E
10
0.6
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.6
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
3
204
11
20
31
26
9
13
10
7
8
8
2
9
10
8
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
504
46
109
21
46
46
371
353
353
398
251
242
15
18
18
26
20
7
18
5
5
5
15
0
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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