The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 02 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
12.3° C
(Which is 2.6°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 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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)
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
26
25
25
39
39
39
26
39
39
39
38
36
24
24
35
28
20
36
62
65
102
128
111
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
15
W
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:11AM1.28m
9:27PM1.62m
9:48AM1.23m
10:03PM1.59m
10:26AM1.17m
10:40PM1.55m
Low Tide
2:55PM0.09m
3:43AM0.04m
3:28PM0.13m
4:22AM0.08m
4:02PM0.18m
5:02AM0.13m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:00
5:58
5:56
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7:52
7:52
7:53
7:54
Temp °C
11
13
14
14
12
10
9
8
9
11
14
15
14
12
11
11
15
17
20
18
17
17
17
16
7
8
8
9
5
3
3
0
0
2
7
10
8
5
4
4
11
13
16
13
12
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
40
26
25
25
39
39
39
26
39
39
39
38
36
24
24
24
12
12
14
14
6
6
6
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
4
10
10
11
12
9
14
11
5
14
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
Energy kJ
1
2
7
6
9
18
16
6
3
3
8
23
35
28
20
36
62
65
102
128
111
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)
7
27
27
27
7
11
7
27
93
267
7
7
18
38
353
506
15
162
555
380
380
380
188
380
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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