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 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
25.1°C
3.0° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 6PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
0
0
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)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
30
29
29
17
7
15
15
6
6
6
9
15
16
15
15
11
14
50
71
83
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
W
20
W
10
W
0
SW
20
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
S
30
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:45PM1.73m
6:20AM1.39m
6:41PM1.78m
7:13AM1.50m
7:32PM1.81m
Low Tide
10:57AM0.13m
00:03AM0.09m
12:00PM0.06m
00:55AM0.01m
12:57PM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:19
7:17
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
23
23
22
22
21
20
22
24
24
24
23
23
23
22
24
27
28
24
24
Feels °C
22
23
22
22
21
22
20
19
23
25
23
21
20
20
21
20
23
25
25
20
20
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