The Cove Cape May Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 74.94° W

The Cove Cape May 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
16.9°C
1.4° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 7PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (23 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
238
227
238
220
185
192
208
384
454
141
135
102
108
85
88
91
64
67
68
44
42
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
5
SW
5
S
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
6:36PM1.50m
7:02AM1.60m
7:19PM1.52m
7:42AM1.72m
8:02PM1.51m
Low Tide
12:16PM0.15m
00:29AM0.05m
1:02PM0.06m
1:08AM-0.02m
1:49PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:18
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Temp °C
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
13
Feels °C
7
6
7
7
8
9
9
8
9
10
10
11
10
11
10
8
9
10
10
12
10
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