The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 EDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.6° 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 8PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (23 May)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (23 May)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
1
0
2
2
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
7
1.7
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.9
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
319
403
614
618
662
677
613
436
343
562
263
220
151
118
92
70
70
68
51
50
48
34
33
Wind (km/h)
40
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
10
E
5
E
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
ENE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:00PM1.30m
3:11AM1.43m
4:02PM1.35m
4:12AM1.35m
4:57PM1.41m
5:08AM1.30m
Low Tide
8:30AM0.04m
8:43PM0.19m
9:27AM0.06m
9:48PM0.20m
10:19AM0.08m
10:50PM0.19m
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:12
8:13
8:14
1
12
3
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
9
10
11
12
13
13
14
16
17
19
16
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
15
16
16
17
16
2
1
1
3
5
8
8
10
16
18
20
14
13
14
14
16
15
16
17
16
17
17
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
9
1.9
E
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
Energy kJ
343
562
7
7
151
118
92
70
70
68
51
35
34
34
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
Energy kJ
19
12
22
30
44
33
35
36
50
48
34
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
7
1.7
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
0.8
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
226
319
403
614
618
662
677
613
436
287
263
220
51
88
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
214
224
224
224
224
224
224
224
0
0
0
242
81
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Cove Cape May surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest