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 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
23.7° C
0.8° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 10AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SSE
3
0.1
SE
14
0.8
SSE
4
1.3
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
4
3
6
7
6
7
7
4
5
4
4
3
5
4
8
3
7
20
74
133
123
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
5
E
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
15
WNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
10
SSW
20
SE
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:19AM1.48m
10:34PM1.84m
11:11AM1.49m
11:24PM1.72m
12:03PM1.48m
Low Tide
4:03AM-0.16m
4:01PM-0.09m
4:52AM-0.13m
4:56PM-0.02m
5:40AM-0.08m
5:50PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:22
 mm
2
1
2
4
9
48
3
Temp °C
26
26
27
29
30
32
29
28
26
24
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
27
25
22
25
Feels °C
27
28
29
30
30
35
31
26
24
22
26
26
25
25
25
24
25
26
27
28
28
22
25
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