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 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.2° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 9PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
66
59
51
37
36
34
32
22
22
21
11
14
20
24
23
24
23
31
41
23
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
SSE
10
WSW
5
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:54AM1.88m
10:23PM1.38m
10:45AM1.84m
11:18PM1.30m
11:41AM1.77m
Low Tide
4:17PM-0.05m
4:06AM-0.03m
5:13PM0.00m
5:00AM0.04m
6:13PM0.05m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
19
18
17
17
17
18
20
20
17
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
16
15
17
15
17
16
15
15
14
14
16
15
12
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