The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 05 Apr 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
7.8° C
(Which is 2.0°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 3PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
Period(s) (?)666778888877777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1441641751541501079174513731192012121212778121277
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
W
20
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
25
NNE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:50AM
1.23
11:08PM
1.49
11:28AM
1.14
11:47PM
1.43
12:09PM
1.05
12:31AM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
0.04
4:36PM
0.13
5:25AM
0.12
5:10PM
0.20
6:09AM
0.20
5:47PM
0.26
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
Sunrise-6:37-------6:37-------6:35------
Sunset----7:25-------7:27-------7:28---
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11-6161------------------
Temp. °C18171816111210865610121111975688964
Feels °C (?)14111312883-1-3-4-2468730-2-2-1-12-2-4
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