The Cove Cape May Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 74.94° W

The Cove Cape May 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
24.6°C
2.1° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 11AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue night, min 22°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
S
4
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
7
8
11
9
24
52
49
59
73
71
48
47
46
31
29
51
29
28
27
19
18
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
5
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
10
SSW
5
W
10
NE
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
10
S
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
off
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:21AM1.64m
11:39PM1.41m
12:09PM1.64m
00:30AM1.31m
1:06PM1.63m
Low Tide
4:52AM0.05m
5:33PM0.16m
5:35AM0.08m
6:30PM0.21m
6:26AM0.13m
7:35PM0.25m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:27
 mm
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
29
30
31
29
25
23
22
24
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
24
28
29
29
24
Feels °C
27
28
29
31
31
31
30
28
25
23
25
24
24
23
25
28
27
26
26
32
33
32
23
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