The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 19 Feb 2026 EST
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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
-0.1° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average 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 4AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (19 Feb)1ft (0.3m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
E
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
S
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)1212121211117776106667777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14610610417212111415998190107106106684937241717943
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
15
NE
20
E
25
ESE
20
S
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
NW
15
WNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:42PM
1.37
8:59AM
1.54
9:20PM
1.43
9:38AM
1.48
10:02PM
1.47
10:20AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:33AM
-0.12
3:00PM
-0.17
3:18AM
-0.11
3:38PM
-0.16
4:06AM
-0.08
4:20PM
-0.13
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise---6:46-------6:45-------6:43----
Sunset------5:40-------5:42-------5:43-
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------42---------------
Temp. °C8743565655777891098655677
Feels °C (?)74-1-211-10-11323667220-1-1023
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