The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 23 Mar 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
6.0° C
(Which is 1.6°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 3PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)6777779999977789910999444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)806164542930201213121617151523262829282715151515
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
20
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
30
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
5
WNW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:57AM
1.26
12:24AM
1.61
12:58PM
1.16
1:28AM
1.54
2:11PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:51AM
-0.05
5:46PM
-0.04
6:53AM
0.03
6:45PM
0.04
8:01AM
0.09
7:54PM
0.11
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise-6:58-------6:56-------6:56------
Sunset----7:14-------7:15-------7:15---
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---11-------------------
Temp. °C11108888521124454444566689
Feels °C (?)66560-1-6-9-9-7-50-1-1-2-2-2-11-1-2-213
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