Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove Cape May today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Cove Cape May. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 62 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:49AM1.44m | 9:03PM1.68m | 9:24AM1.51m | 9:38PM1.65m | 10:00AM1.57m | 10:15PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM0.08m | 2:34PM0.10m | 3:04AM0.04m | 3:15PM0.09m | 3:38AM0.02m | 3:57PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
50 | 62 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — |
9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | E 9 | — | S 6 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 24 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 37 | 36 | 81 | 38 | 81 | 216 | 321 | 216 | 175 | 321 | 321 | 372 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 2995 | 2263 | 1038 | 2161 |
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