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 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
24.6° C
1.4° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 3PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
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)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.5
S
6
0.6
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.1
SSE
7
1.4
S
7
1.4
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
11
11
9
22
7
16
24
37
40
54
77
137
148
121
210
228
318
408
224
297
300
268
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
25
S
30
S
40
S
45
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
30
W
15
S
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:48PM1.44m
1:54AM1.30m
2:42PM1.42m
2:50AM1.18m
3:37PM1.42m
Low Tide
7:14AM0.08m
7:45PM0.23m
8:02AM0.16m
8:46PM0.29m
8:52AM0.23m
9:48PM0.32m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:20
 mm
1
1
23
1
1
2
2
7
9
1
Temp °C
22
22
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
27
26
24
24
24
23
24
26
29
25
25
24
Feels °C
23
22
24
25
23
24
23
24
25
26
25
26
23
20
22
22
22
23
26
30
23
25
25
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