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 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
24.0° C
0.4° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 3AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
48
46
40
40
32
39
29
30
46
59
52
43
26
24
25
25
35
45
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
30
S
20
NW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
10
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
High Tide
2:30PM1.56m
2:53AM1.19m
3:38PM1.61m
4:09AM1.18m
4:48PM1.68m
Low Tide
8:57PM0.26m
8:47AM0.12m
10:08PM0.22m
9:55AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
thunderstorm
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6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:04
8:02
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
30
29
28
28
27
26
29
32
31
29
23
23
23
23
26
29
31
30
26
Feels °C
31
29
28
29
28
28
31
34
31
28
24
25
23
24
28
31
32
31
28
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