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 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
19.4°C
1.0° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 12AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.6
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
126
212
73
58
44
32
33
25
18
19
19
10
11
11
11
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:19PM1.61m
4:07AM1.25m
4:30PM1.62m
5:12AM1.36m
5:31PM1.65m
Low Tide
9:48PM0.19m
9:45AM0.21m
10:49PM0.13m
10:52AM0.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
19
19
19
17
15
14
11
12
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15
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15
Feels °C
14
15
14
14
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14
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10
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5
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