The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 EDT
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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
4.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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 1PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101099999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4903562922501241631571361361301251221018179787674745959594646
Wind
(km/h)
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
10
N
10
S
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:34AM
1.53
7:56PM
1.39
8:14AM
1.56
8:35PM
1.50
8:54AM
1.57
9:14PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:35PM
-0.05
1:47AM
-0.08
2:11PM
-0.12
2:32AM
-0.14
2:49PM
-0.17
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise-7:07-------7:07-------7:05------
Sunset----7:07-------7:08-------7:09---
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C20035320-1-1-1-1011223344566
Feels °C (?)-10-12-11-5-4-6-7-9-8-9-7-6-6-6-5-5-4-2-3-2-3-101
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