
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | E 14 | SE 14 | SSE 3 | SE 14 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SE 8 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 3 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | SE 14 | — | SE 14 | E 9 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | NNW 2 | — | NNE 2 | — | ENE 3 | E 2 | E 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 20 | 74 | 133 | 123 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 330 | 330 | 1461 | 1170 | 1394 | 236 | 296 | 330 | 330 | 2161 | 2487 | 1008 | 1016 | 1441 | 1387 | 1142 | 1016 | 1019 | 3145 | 2464 | 21 | 586 | 1118 |
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