Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove Cape May today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 1AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at The Cove Cape May. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 98 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:11PM1.77m | 10:42AM1.61m | 10:55PM1.66m | 11:28AM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44PM-0.06m | 4:21AM-0.08m | 4:34PM0.00m | 5:03AM-0.02m | 5:24PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | NE 4 | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | — | — | NE 4 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 12 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 98 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3236 | 2315 | 2161 | 372 | 418 | 418 | 1377 | 2670 | 2670 | 2288 | 2263 | 1377 | 2166 | 807 | 1176 | 1177 | 2615 | 1176 | 1114 |
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