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 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
24.2° C
0.6° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 11AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
28
13
28
46
57
64
52
35
25
24
23
52
56
60
56
41
30
19
18
41
30
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
SW
10
WNW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
25
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
S
20
S
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:53AM1.19m
3:38PM1.61m
4:09AM1.18m
4:48PM1.68m
5:22AM1.22m
5:54PM1.76m
Low Tide
8:47AM0.12m
10:08PM0.22m
9:55AM0.11m
11:16PM0.15m
11:02AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:02
8:01
 mm
1
Temp °C
27
26
28
31
32
30
28
25
24
23
26
30
32
32
27
26
25
25
27
30
31
31
28
Feels °C
29
28
30
32
32
29
27
28
25
24
28
32
34
34
26
26
26
26
29
33
33
31
29
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