The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 02 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
7.7° 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 8AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (02 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
1.1
E
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
SSE
0.9
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
S
0.7
SSE
1
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)667777667776656666666655
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109576253513423231177149405662101117100102915147374699
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
15
E
15
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:45PM
1.57
9:00AM
1.46
9:21PM
1.58
9:37AM
1.39
9:56PM
1.58
10:14AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:43AM
-0.09
2:56PM
-0.05
3:24AM
-0.06
3:30PM
-0.01
4:04AM
-0.02
4:03PM
0.06
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise---6:43-------6:41-------6:39----
Sunset------7:22-------7:23-------7:24-
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
64211-------------------
Temp. °C18131175444681113172223202019181720232320
Feels °C (?)191181-2-4-4-4-14913162019151616161520222016
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