The Cove Cape May Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 74.94° W

The Cove Cape May 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
19.1°C
1.1° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 3AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (08 Oct)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
14
21
25
35
15
9
6
4
4
2
3
3
8
8
7
7
7
11
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
W
15
NW
15
NW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:24PM1.66m
6:57AM1.58m
7:12PM1.66m
7:41AM1.67m
7:56PM1.62m
Low Tide
00:30AM0.02m
12:46PM0.03m
1:14AM-0.02m
1:35PM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
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16
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19
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19
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Feels °C
10
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16
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