The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 03 Apr 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
7.8° C
(Which is 2.2°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 9PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (03 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (03 Apr)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
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.6
SSE
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
S
0.7
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)665566666665566677788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)442868941011067651493952627712313918824821114713595765137
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:37AM
1.39
9:56PM
1.58
10:14AM
1.31
10:31PM
1.54
10:50AM
1.23
11:08PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:30PM
-0.01
4:04AM
-0.02
4:03PM
0.06
4:44AM
0.04
4:36PM
0.13
5:25AM
0.12
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise-------6:39-------6:37-------6:37
Sunset--7:23-------7:24-------7:25-----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------11-----11111-----
Temp. °C132023212019181820232019181818171815141311865
Feels °C (?)1219201716161517202218161313131212121396-1-3-4
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