The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 11 May 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
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 5AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Wed night).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
E
6
0.4
SE
8
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
S
4
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.8
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
49
31
31
30
30
30
31
14
21
21
21
33
21
20
19
14
35
50
68
133
134
177
280
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
30
N
30
NE
25
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
NW
15
N
25
N
20
NW
20
WNW
10
W
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
45
S
45
S
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-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
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:01
8:02
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
Temp °C
16
13
11
10
11
9
10
11
12
10
10
12
14
16
14
12
12
13
14
17
17
16
15
15
14
8
5
5
9
7
8
9
8
6
4
6
8
11
8
5
5
7
8
10
10
11
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.4
SE
8
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
62
49
31
31
30
30
17
31
14
21
21
21
33
21
20
19
11
9
9
9
10
4
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.5
SE
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
E
6
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
6
5
30
13
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
4
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
15
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
10
5
4
5
8
12
4
4
1
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
E
6
0.3
W
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.8
S
7
Energy kJ
2
20
39
33
24
1
2
3
1
1
4
12
14
35
50
68
133
134
177
280
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
214
214
207
216
353
66
21
36
38
105
38
11
21
555
516
255
536
536
537
1377
1377
1145
256
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
9
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