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The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 12 Mar 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
4.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Cove Cape May today?

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 11PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)--
Afternoon (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (12 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.1
W
1
W
0.8
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)788899845667774444666664
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4832232519151415136143167168654942362088742113
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
15
NW
10
SSW
30
S
45
S
50
S
40
SSW
45
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
10
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		ononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:46PM
0.89
4:20AM
1.26
4:53PM
0.93
5:18AM
1.32
5:48PM
1.02
6:08AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:23PM
0.30
10:43AM
0.27
10:28PM
0.26
11:35AM
0.21
11:25PM
0.18
12:18PM
0.12
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-----7:13-------7:13-------7:11--
Sunset7:02-------7:04-------7:05-------
light snow
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-3----------------------
Temp. °C1442213458109876798875468
Feels °C (?)-7-6-5-7-4-4-5-7-7-1-101-3-5-32342-2-3-11
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