The Cove Cape May Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 74.94° W

The Cove Cape May 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
24.2° C
0.9° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 8PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
112
195
92
70
73
71
53
51
33
41
40
16
20
20
20
12
12
11
17
22
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
SW
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
5
WNW
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:37PM1.42m
3:49AM1.10m
4:31PM1.43m
4:49AM1.06m
5:23PM1.47m
Low Tide
8:52AM0.23m
9:48PM0.32m
9:42AM0.27m
10:47PM0.32m
10:34AM0.29m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:19
8:17
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
27
29
29
28
27
23
21
21
22
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
23
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
27
29
29
30
29
21
17
17
20
23
22
21
22
22
19
19
21
20
21
21
21
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