Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove Cape May today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 9AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Cove Cape May. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue night, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 52 | 49 | 59 | 73 | 71 | 48 | 49 | 192 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:38AM1.61m | 10:55PM1.51m | 11:21AM1.64m | 11:39PM1.41m | 12:09PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM0.03m | 4:43PM0.12m | 4:52AM0.05m | 5:33PM0.16m | 5:35AM0.08m | 6:30PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 |
7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 49 | 59 | 73 | 71 | 48 | 47 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 52 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | SSW 5 | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 10 |
12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 49 | 192 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 372 | 497 | 1144 | 372 | 1177 | 1177 | 1429 | 372 | 372 | 372 | 372 | 409 | 81 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 60 | 242 | 294 | 0 | 0 | 1016 | 321 |
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