The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 22 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
11.3° 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 5AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (22 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


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Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
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 (?)
0.8
S
1
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
0.9
S
1.2
S
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.5
E
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.5
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)44555665557101099887675557
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1836968347942423151115181626252319972223114
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
40
S
40
S
30
S
15
SW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crossglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:14AM
1.69
12:57PM
1.21
1:19AM
1.60
2:08PM
1.18
2:29AM
1.52
3:21PM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:45AM
0.00
6:37PM
0.08
7:50AM
0.05
7:47PM
0.15
8:57AM
0.08
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise---6:13-------6:11-------6:11----
Sunset------7:43-------7:44-------7:45-
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C889101414181716121010121517191814121112111111
Feels °C (?)0-103101117161497811141517169869766
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