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 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
24.1° C
1.7° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 6AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (11 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (11 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SE
10
0.2
S
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
SE
10
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
8
4
5
4
8
8
7
14
4
4
4
14
4
4
72
79
75
53
51
36
33
22
18
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
0
NW
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
25
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
10
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:30AM1.23m
6:04PM1.78m
6:35AM1.27m
7:03PM1.87m
7:35AM1.33m
7:59PM1.93m
Low Tide
11:28PM0.11m
11:14AM-0.00m
00:29AM0.02m
12:14PM-0.05m
1:27AM-0.06m
1:14PM-0.10m
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
25
26
25
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
27
26
26
28
29
27
25
24
25
24
22
22
21
20
21
21
22
23
21
22
22
22
23
22
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