Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove Cape May today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 10AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Cove Cape May. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 21 | 124 | 130 | 125 | 111 | 108 | 93 | 102 | 42 | 36 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:27AM1.10m | 2:01PM1.41m | 2:32AM1.05m | 3:05PM1.39m | 3:41AM1.04m | 4:07PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13AM0.41m | 8:31PM0.41m | 8:12AM0.45m | 9:34PM0.42m | 9:17AM0.44m | 10:32PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100 | 42 | 36 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 12 | S 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | — | ESE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | 11 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 12 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 100 | 113 | 77 | 86 | 124 | 130 | 125 | 111 | 108 | 93 | 102 | 19 | 15 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 255 | 38 | 81 | 330 | 296 | 330 | 372 | 334 | 372 | 415 | 504 | 504 | 234 | 1179 | 1177 | 555 | 552 | 497 | 497 | 497 | 497 | 372 | 334 | 294 |
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