Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove Cape May today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 1PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Cove Cape May. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, near gales from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 116 | 67 | 54 | 42 | 42 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 151 | 173 | 202 | 266 | 338 | 463 | 476 | 488 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:41AM1.04m | 4:07PM1.41m | 4:43AM1.09m | 5:03PM1.46m | 5:35AM1.17m | 5:52PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM0.44m | 10:32PM0.39m | 10:18AM0.40m | 11:20PM0.33m | 11:12AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 67 | 54 | 42 | 42 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 24 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SW 4 | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 117 | 116 | 17 | 28 | 30 | 22 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 22 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 114 | 151 | 173 | 202 | 266 | 338 | 463 | 476 | 488 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 497 | 497 | 497 | 727 | 1390 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 38 | 242 | 255 | 1016 | 1016 | 1019 | 1142 | 1142 | 497 | 1008 | 1008 | 1150 | 3078 | 2330 | 418 |
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