The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 22 May 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
16.4° 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 11PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)--
Afternoon (22 May)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (22 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
1
1
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.6
E
6
1.8
E
7
1.9
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
163
166
192
208
220
302
405
585
737
847
745
611
976
808
351
308
238
193
151
115
112
109
87
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
35
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
30
E
20
E
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:08AM1.52m
3:00PM1.30m
3:11AM1.43m
4:02PM1.35m
4:12AM1.35m
Low Tide
7:35PM0.15m
8:30AM0.04m
8:43PM0.19m
9:27AM0.06m
9:48PM0.20m
10:19AM0.08m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:12
8:12
8:13
1
4
4
1
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
13
14
15
16
16
16
18
17
14
13
13
13
14
14
7
5
5
6
5
4
2
1
1
2
6
10
13
16
16
16
17
16
12
11
11
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
S
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
2.5
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Energy kJ
7
9
7
7
7
7
976
808
351
308
238
193
151
115
112
109
87
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
Energy kJ
7
7
7
25
36
26
26
25
25
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.6
E
6
1.8
E
7
1.9
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
Energy kJ
132
163
166
192
208
220
302
405
585
737
847
745
611
521
406
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
418
1504
418
415
355
332
321
1170
251
224
224
224
56
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
132
0
162
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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