Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove Cape May today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 2PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Cove Cape May. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | WNW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 379 | 237 | 151 | 104 | 40 | 41 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:52AM1.70m | 9:10PM1.60m | 9:31AM1.76m | 9:51PM1.54m | 10:13AM1.79m | 10:36PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25AM0.00m | 2:55PM0.02m | 3:02AM-0.02m | 3:40PM0.02m | 3:42AM-0.01m | 4:29PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | 9 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 379 | 237 | 151 | 78 | 40 | 41 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | S 6 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 6 | S 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | SE 6 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 5 | — | SW 5 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 42 | 58 | 104 | 70 | 66 | 74 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 497 | 507 | 109 | 355 | 321 | 361 | 344 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 38 | 27 | 38 | 38 | 81 | 60 | 81 | 105 | 105 | 66 | 60 | 36 | 36 |
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