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 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
23.6°C
2.9° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 3PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (19 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.2
ESE
11
1
E
6
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1.2
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
21
34
13
81
96
93
99
93
78
45
47
52
40
37
39
41
17
17
41
106
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
20
SW
15
WSW
10
NNW
20
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:32AM1.05m
3:05PM1.39m
3:41AM1.04m
4:07PM1.41m
4:43AM1.09m
5:03PM1.46m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.45m
9:34PM0.42m
9:17AM0.44m
10:32PM0.39m
10:18AM0.40m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
6:59
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
20
19
19
19
20
21
Feels °C
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
19
19
20
19
19
20
21
23
24
20
16
16
16
17
19
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