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 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
24.1° C
0.7° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 2AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 20°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
21
12
12
12
12
7
7
18
17
9
7
7
8
7
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
N
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:08AM1.13m
2:49PM1.41m
3:10AM1.06m
3:49PM1.41m
Low Tide
8:08PM0.34m
8:03AM0.33m
9:11PM0.39m
8:58AM0.37m
10:13PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:47
7:46
 mm
2
1
21
8
Temp °C
28
28
27
25
25
25
25
27
27
22
21
21
20
21
23
23
23
22
24
Feels °C
27
28
26
24
25
27
27
27
27
21
19
20
19
20
22
22
23
21
26
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