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 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.1° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 9PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
21
21
21
20
24
16
23
17
17
18
23
23
24
23
21
13
27
25
24
Wind (km/h)
0
W
5
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
10:45AM1.84m
11:18PM1.30m
11:41AM1.77m
00:21AM1.24m
12:44PM1.68m
Low Tide
5:13PM0.00m
5:00AM0.04m
6:13PM0.05m
6:02AM0.11m
7:17PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
17
18
20
20
16
12
11
11
9
9
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
16
16
16
16
16
14
13
13
14
16
15
10
6
6
6
3
4
8
9
9
9
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