The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 09 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
9.0° C
(Which is 2.8°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 7AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.6
E
0.9
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)12107756889101010101010101111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3233831416131494129135140176180180184198198161152143140128137
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
W
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:24AM
1.31
1:56PM
0.94
2:25AM
1.28
3:04PM
0.95
3:29AM
1.29
4:10PM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:55AM
0.30
7:31PM
0.35
8:55AM
0.31
8:39PM
0.35
9:52AM
0.28
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise---6:31-------6:31-------6:28----
Sunset------7:30-------7:30-------7:31-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C2334566677789121314141415910131413
Feels °C (?)-3-2-20221234555768891123899
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