The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 30 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
11.7° C
(Which is 2.4°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 9AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (30 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 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
125
133
191
187
147
136
104
102
100
75
74
67
65
44
43
42
41
26
26
26
25
25
25
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
0
NE
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
35
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
S
25
S
25
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
NW
15
N
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:55AM1.36m
8:16PM1.62m
8:34AM1.32m
8:52PM1.63m
9:11AM1.28m
9:27PM1.62m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.02m
1:45PM0.03m
2:23AM0.00m
2:21PM0.05m
3:03AM0.01m
2:55PM0.09m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:03
6:01
6:01
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7:51
7:51
7:52
3
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
13
15
16
15
11
10
9
9
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
7
12
9
9
11
11
9
4
4
3
4
5
7
8
6
6
8
8
8
7
8
7
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
S
4
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
96
125
133
191
187
147
136
104
102
100
75
74
67
65
44
43
7
41
26
26
26
25
25
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
S
6
0.2
NNW
3
0.5
E
9
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
6
5
5
3
1
1
1
1
42
5
3
3
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
0.3
W
2
0.4
W
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
W
3
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
12
1
2
10
13
11
8
5
2
1
5
14
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
242
0
0
7
7
5
7
18
5
5
5
7
1
15
109
124
15
15
21
38
66
21
38
21
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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