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 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
22.0°C
2.1° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 2PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sun night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
2
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1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
4
E
12
4
E
13
3.5
E
12
4.5
E
13
2.5
E
13
2.5
E
13
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
2.5
NE
10
3
ENE
10
2.1
E
9
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3388
2667
1985
4773
5261
3661
6425
2185
1989
1648
1505
1378
1122
955
749
763
599
573
1151
1596
683
416
362
Wind (km/h)
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
45
NNE
55
NNE
55
N
55
N
50
N
50
N
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
50
WNW
40
WNW
50
NE
35
NNE
30
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:38AM1.50m
7:53PM1.64m
8:15AM1.61m
8:32PM1.63m
8:52AM1.70m
9:10PM1.60m
Low Tide
1:28PM0.11m
1:49AM0.04m
2:11PM0.05m
2:25AM0.00m
2:55PM0.02m
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6:48
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1
1
4
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2
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1
7
10
14
6
9
8
2
1
3
Temp °C
14
15
16
18
21
21
15
13
14
14
13
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
6
6
8
9
12
11
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
7
8
8
8
12
9
12
13
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