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 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
25.7° C
2.0° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 12AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (12 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
E
11
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
WNW
15
NW
10
N
10
N
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:47PM1.89m
8:18AM1.48m
8:38PM1.90m
9:08AM1.55m
9:25PM1.86m
Low Tide
2:04AM-0.08m
2:00PM-0.09m
2:51AM-0.12m
2:53PM-0.09m
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:58
7:57
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
27
23
23
23
24
26
28
27
26
25
25
25
27
28
29
29
29
Feels °C
27
28
28
24
24
25
25
27
29
27
26
25
26
27
29
30
31
30
31
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