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 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
19.3°C
1.1° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
9
0.6
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
18
18
19
10
11
11
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
8
19
28
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
0
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:30PM1.62m
5:12AM1.36m
5:31PM1.65m
6:08AM1.48m
6:24PM1.66m
Low Tide
10:49PM0.13m
10:52AM0.16m
11:43PM0.07m
11:52AM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
19
17
15
13
10
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Feels °C
14
14
10
8
6
3
6
8
11
11
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13
11
10
11
11
9
11
12
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