The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 28 Dec 2025 EST
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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
5.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)
Cape May Cove Sunset Cam - Cape May, NJ


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

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 10PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Dec)--
Afternoon (28 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (28 Dec)3ft (0.9m)4s

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

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Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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 (?)
0.5
E
0.3
E
1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
SSW
1.3
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)6114556665555555555544444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2123365973139139134721301111089710098949787614848382922
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
25
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
35
W
55
WNW
55
W
55
W
55
W
55
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:51PM
1.22
2:40AM
1.38
2:57PM
1.18
3:41AM
1.50
4:03PM
1.17
4:41AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:58PM
-0.05
8:52AM
0.09
8:55PM
-0.08
9:59AM
0.01
9:53PM
-0.12
11:02AM
-0.07
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Sunrise------7:16-------7:16-------7:18-
Sunset4:44-------4:45-------4:45-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------12---------------
Temp. °C24681010111161110-1-2000000013
Feels °C (?)-3-2-213254-8-13-13-13-14-14-15-13-13-12-11-10-10-9-8-6
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