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The Cove Cape May Surf Forecast
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The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Cove Cape May surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Cove Cape May today?
The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 8AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Cove Cape May. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | |
86 | 92 | 47 | 36 | 45 | 61 | 94 | 57 | 51 | 41 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 112 | 148 | 166 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:05PM1.84m | 11:46AM1.31m | 00:03AM1.74m | 12:49PM1.28m | 1:04AM1.63m | 1:55PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33AM-0.10m | 5:25PM0.00m | 6:32AM-0.05m | 6:28PM0.08m | 7:31AM0.00m | 7:35PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
24 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 16 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | — | SE 14 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
 kJ | — | 9 | 47 | 36 | 20 | — | 8 | 52 | 51 | 41 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 9 | — | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | E 12 | E 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 3 | W 3 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 86 | 92 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 61 | 94 | 57 | — | — | 2 | 17 | 67 | 90 | 74 | 83 | 62 | 56 | 82 | 125 | 134 | 112 | 148 | 166 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 185 | 21 | 7 | 138 | 142 | 30 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 212 | 207 | 234 | 355 | 205 | 214 | 211 | 418 | 418 | 361 | 339 | 321 | 372 |
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