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The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 EST
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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
4.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)
Cape May Cove Sunset Cam - Cape May, NJ

How big are the waves at The Cove Cape May today?

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 4AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WNW
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
E
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.8
WSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.7
S
1
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
1
S
1.2
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)578894444443534556666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1081066391317211763521442941109464641063852
Wind
(km/h)
55
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:59AM
1.23
3:09PM
0.96
3:52AM
1.27
4:07PM
0.93
4:42AM
1.32
5:01PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:14PM
0.13
9:08AM
0.22
9:04PM
0.15
10:06AM
0.20
9:53PM
0.15
10:59AM
0.16
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise----7:16-------7:16-------7:16---
Sunset------4:58-------4:59-------5:00-
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C200003445433467777656997
Feels °C (?)-11-11-10-9-8-5-3-4-3-3-3-2-1010-2-2-2-2-1433
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