The Cove Cape May Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 74.94° W

The Cove Cape May 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
25.5° C
1.8° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 6PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SE
7
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.9
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
11
15
8
6
5
6
4
4
12
18
14
27
22
15
16
10
10
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
W
10
WNW
25
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:54PM1.76m
6:27AM1.30m
6:53PM1.84m
7:25AM1.39m
7:47PM1.89m
Low Tide
11:02AM0.07m
00:17AM0.07m
12:06PM0.01m
1:13AM-0.02m
1:05PM-0.05m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
27
30
31
32
29
27
28
26
27
30
31
30
27
26
25
24
25
28
30
30
29
Feels °C
29
32
31
33
30
29
31
29
29
31
31
31
26
27
24
27
26
29
30
31
30
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