The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 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
7.4° C
(Which is 2.0°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 6PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.3
S
0.9
SSE
1
S
1.1
S
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
S
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
S
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)777666776666776665666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1301031131047813573921004530186237465869771171211211069175
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
0
WNW
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
onononononcross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:22AM
1.51
8:45PM
1.57
9:00AM
1.46
9:21PM
1.58
9:37AM
1.39
9:56PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:20PM
-0.08
2:43AM
-0.09
2:56PM
-0.05
3:24AM
-0.06
3:30PM
-0.01
4:04AM
-0.02
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:41-------6:39
Sunset--7:22-------7:22-------7:23-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----244-1--------------1
Temp. °C21242424171411854447912131822232020191918
Feels °C (?)19232221181283-2-4-4-41511131719191515161616
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