The Cove Cape May Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 74.94° W

The Cove Cape May 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
22.9°C
2.9° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 1PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (24 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (24 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
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3
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
3.5
E
12
4
ENE
12
2
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1673
1870
1902
1934
1934
1790
1790
3610
3388
3643
3470
3484
3344
1684
3657
3946
1194
942
814
617
418
284
216
Wind (km/h)
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
35
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:00AM1.39m
7:15PM1.62m
7:38AM1.50m
7:53PM1.64m
8:15AM1.61m
8:32PM1.63m
Low Tide
12:45PM0.18m
1:14AM0.10m
1:28PM0.11m
1:49AM0.04m
2:11PM0.05m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:53
6:52
6:51
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
17
16
16
15
14
14
16
19
20
19
18
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
9
8
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
6
8
11
12
11
11
9
7
8
9
8
7
8
8
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