Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove Cape May today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 9PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Cove Cape May. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | E 11 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 13 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | on |
High Tide | 8:18AM1.48m | 8:38PM1.90m | 9:08AM1.55m | 9:25PM1.86m | 9:56AM1.60m | 10:11PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00PM-0.09m | 2:51AM-0.12m | 2:53PM-0.09m | 3:37AM-0.12m | 3:44PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | S 6 | S 6 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | S 5 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 4 | SE 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | S 5 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | E 13 | SE 9 | E 3 |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | SSE 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1142 | 1016 | 1045 | 1045 | 1016 | 1144 | 296 | 2161 | 603 | 3195 | 560 | 330 | 2174 | 2174 | 807 | 507 | 372 | 3081 | 3217 | 497 | 497 |
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