The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 01 Jun 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Cove Cape May today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 9PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 01). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (01 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (01 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed morning).

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thu
4
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.3
E
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
58
3
3
0
0
108
97
79
100
52
52
32
34
17
15
88
65
7
7
7
7
15
7
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SW
10
W
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
W
10
W
10
W
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:28AM1.16m
9:41PM1.61m
10:06AM1.14m
10:18PM1.58m
10:45AM1.11m
10:56PM1.55m
Low Tide
3:01PM0.16m
4:02AM0.10m
3:38PM0.19m
4:41AM0.12m
4:15PM0.22m
5:20AM0.15m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:19
8:20
8:21
Temp °C
19
18
16
14
13
13
12
13
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
19
19
19
20
20
20
18
17
18
12
10
8
7
7
6
7
12
13
12
12
12
14
12
12
16
15
15
16
16
16
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
E
5
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
10
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
27
3
2
2
1
3
4
65
52
52
32
34
17
10
9
2
7
6
3
2
15
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
12
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
6
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
16
15
15
15
16
2
2
7
7
7
1
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
13
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
1
1
3
2
3
1
2
3
2
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
1
ENE
4
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.3
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
W
3
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
58
36
73
89
116
108
97
79
100
1
1
1
88
65
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
118
294
327
376
478
211
205
0
0
164
229
42
30
7
27
224
0
507
629
727
81
60
81
60
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
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