The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 18 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
12.4° C
(Which is 5.0°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 2AM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
SE
0.2
ESE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.3
NE
0.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)1344455667778887777799944
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3152342693721137785544444283332
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
5
SE
35
WNW
50
NW
45
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
5
WNW
20
SSW
25
W
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:34PM
1.84
10:03AM
1.42
10:23PM
1.83
10:55AM
1.35
11:16PM
1.78
11:52AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:00PM
-0.17
3:53AM
-0.17
3:47PM
-0.14
4:46AM
-0.13
4:38PM
-0.08
5:43AM
-0.07
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:16-------6:15--
Sunset7:38-------7:39-------7:40-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------11----------------
Temp. °C101011141513977121010988101010964456
Feels °C (?)6579157-2-304263100011-1-4-3-12
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