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 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
24.8° C
1.6° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 6PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (21 Jul)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.9
SSE
4
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.1
SSE
7
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
71
85
181
121
359
339
343
165
130
140
118
99
76
78
61
58
41
23
23
21
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
S
35
SSE
35
NNW
35
W
20
SSW
40
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
10
WNW
15
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:42PM1.42m
2:50AM1.18m
3:37PM1.42m
3:49AM1.10m
4:31PM1.43m
Low Tide
8:02AM0.16m
8:46PM0.29m
8:52AM0.23m
9:48PM0.32m
9:42AM0.27m
10:47PM0.32m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:19
 mm
1
1
4
13
22
23
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
28
27
21
21
21
22
22
25
27
28
27
26
23
21
20
22
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
25
27
25
18
17
20
18
19
24
26
28
27
25
19
17
16
20
23
22
21
21
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