The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 19 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 4.6°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 2AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
ESE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.3
NE
0.1
SE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.9
S
1.2
S
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)777888777799994988455566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)77710104444483333355236194785321
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
WSW
15
W
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
5
W
10
SSE
30
S
35
S
40
S
35
SSW
30
SW
20
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:23PM
1.83
10:55AM
1.35
11:16PM
1.78
11:52AM
1.27
12:14AM
1.69
12:57PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:47PM
-0.14
4:46AM
-0.13
4:38PM
-0.08
5:43AM
-0.07
5:34PM
-0.00
6:45AM
0.00
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:15-------6:13--
Sunset7:39-------7:40-------7:42-------
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
1----------------------3
Temp. °C9121099878910854356867810111311
Feels °C (?)35345310010-3-4-4-123-2-1-12387
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