Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove Cape May today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 6AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Cove Cape May. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:08AM1.12m | 6:28PM1.56m | 6:53AM1.19m | 7:11PM1.62m | 7:34AM1.28m | 7:50PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM0.31m | 11:43AM0.30m | 00:44AM0.25m | 12:30PM0.24m | 1:22AM0.19m | 1:13PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | E 5 | SE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | SE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 14 | — | E 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 60 | 81 | 60 | 60 | 36 | 98 | 38 | 105 | 164 | 321 | 372 | 105 | 415 | 377 | 298 | 296 | 330 | 296 | 296 | 321 | 1170 | 1008 | 160 |
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Cove Cape May surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest