The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
11.7° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 12AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (01 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
133
104
102
100
100
98
90
65
63
42
42
41
40
40
26
25
25
25
25
26
55
55
55
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
20
S
30
S
30
S
20
SW
10
SW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
25
N
25
N
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:16PM1.62m
8:34AM1.32m
8:52PM1.63m
9:11AM1.28m
9:27PM1.62m
9:48AM1.23m
Low Tide
2:23AM0.00m
2:21PM0.05m
3:03AM0.01m
2:55PM0.09m
3:43AM0.04m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:01
6:01
6:00
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7:51
7:51
7:52
7:52
2
2
3
Temp °C
16
15
12
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
9
8
9
9
8
9
11
13
11
6
3
3
4
6
8
7
5
4
6
7
6
8
7
7
4
3
3
2
0
0
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
S
4
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
147
133
104
102
100
100
98
90
65
63
42
42
8
40
40
26
25
25
25
25
26
55
55
55
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.5
E
9
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
4
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
41
5
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
24
24
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
NE
4
0.3
NNE
4
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
4
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.1
SW
6
0.3
S
2
0.6
S
3
0.9
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.3
N
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
Energy kJ
6
13
8
4
1
1
1
7
25
16
1
1
3
9
18
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
3
11
11
5
5
0
0
30
505
353
32
15
7
7
27
148
105
105
38
27
18
497
267
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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