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The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
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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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.2°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 11AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Cove Cape May. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | |
49 | 48 | 31 | 39 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 28 | 40 | 62 | 129 | 144 | 130 | 188 | 143 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 3:36AM1.33m | 4:19PM1.24m | 4:33AM1.34m | 5:11PM1.39m | 5:28AM1.37m | 6:01PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.17m | 10:12PM0.25m | 10:36AM0.10m | 11:12PM0.15m | 11:24AM0.02m | 00:08AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | 8:04 | |
— | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 |
49 | 48 | 31 | 39 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | — | — | E 15 | — | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | — | WNW 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
— | 8 | 26 | 20 | 14 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 40 | 62 | 129 | 144 | 130 | 188 | 143 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 214 | 205 | 166 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 207 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 506 | 553 | 536 | 255 | 536 | 555 | 1377 | 1170 | 1377 | 251 | 380 |
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