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 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
18.8°C
2.0° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 6PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (15 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (15 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Sat morning).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
14
0.8
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
S
4
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
28
12
10
12
13
43
73
54
45
35
15
8
3
5
10
3
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
35
NNW
30
NW
40
NNW
45
N
40
N
40
N
40
NNW
40
N
40
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:36AM1.54m
00:00AM1.13m
12:23PM1.47m
00:52AM1.06m
1:17PM1.41m
Low Tide
6:01PM0.27m
5:40AM0.35m
6:53PM0.34m
6:28AM0.41m
7:50PM0.37m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:09
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6:21
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6:20
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6:17
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 mm
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1
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1
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1
3
3
2
1
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Temp °C
16
15
15
15
17
17
18
19
20
25
26
22
16
14
13
9
10
11
12
10
7
Feels °C
12
10
11
12
14
14
17
18
19
24
25
21
10
9
5
-1
1
2
2
0
-3
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