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 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
23.4° C
0.1° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
1.6
S
6
1.1
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
18
18
13
10
43
14
28
30
27
26
24
28
33
55
83
202
105
212
201
172
308
240
272
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
10:32AM1.36m
10:42PM1.58m
11:09AM1.40m
11:19PM1.52m
11:49AM1.45m
Low Tide
4:16AM0.06m
4:16PM0.15m
4:50AM0.05m
5:00PM0.17m
5:26AM0.06m
5:48PM0.20m
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
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6:00
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:09
8:08
 mm
1
3
5
3
3
2
8
5
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
25
26
26
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
26
24
25
26
25
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
27
25
27
26
25
24
24
24
25
26
25
26
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