The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 May 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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.7°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 6PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
9
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
40
25
24
16
16
13
14
14
10
16
22
34
24
19
38
62
121
102
88
76
55
51
56
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
15
S
20
S
25
WSW
30
WNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
25
SSW
15
SSE
5
SW
0
NE
10
N
5
ESE
cross-off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross
High Tide
12:31PM1.02m
00:48AM1.39m
1:24PM1.01m
1:40AM1.35m
2:23PM1.05m
2:37AM1.33m
Low Tide
6:03PM0.32m
7:17AM0.26m
6:57PM0.35m
8:08AM0.26m
8:00PM0.35m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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5:54
5:52
5:52
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7:57
7:58
7:59
8:00
1
4
2
Temp °C
13
12
13
12
12
13
11
11
12
15
15
15
15
13
13
15
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
17
10
9
9
8
6
7
5
6
8
12
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
13
15
17
18
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
Energy kJ
41
40
25
24
16
16
13
9
9
9
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
55
51
56
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
1
2
2
4
9
8
8
14
14
6
4
4
9
5
5
5
16
16
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
6
6
6
5
10
5
12
12
3
3
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
SW
2
0.5
W
3
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
W
3
0.6
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
Energy kJ
2
1
1
4
11
7
2
1
7
22
34
24
19
38
62
121
102
88
76
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
7
321
354
166
81
105
105
105
138
138
132
37
102
157
380
505
380
164
1461
15
0
0
11
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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