The Cove Cape May Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 74.94° W

The Cove Cape May 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
18.4°C
0.7° 

The Cove Cape May 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 Cape May today (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 4PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (30 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.9
S
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
15
26
26
25
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
33
37
32
26
25
35
39
33
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:59AM1.78m
11:25PM1.36m
11:52AM1.74m
00:24AM1.27m
12:53PM1.68m
Low Tide
5:21PM0.10m
5:14AM0.09m
6:21PM0.16m
6:10AM0.15m
7:28PM0.20m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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Temp °C
20
22
22
21
20
21
20
21
22
25
26
25
23
22
21
21
24
28
29
28
21
Feels °C
20
22
21
19
18
20
19
21
21
24
25
23
21
20
19
19
23
27
28
27
20
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