Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove Cape May today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 6AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at The Cove Cape May. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 31 | 35 | 71 | 83 | 54 | 37 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:28AM1.58m | 11:39PM1.52m | 12:14PM1.55m | 00:24AM1.37m | 1:02PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM-0.02m | 5:24PM0.09m | 5:45AM0.07m | 6:16PM0.18m | 6:28AM0.17m | 7:10PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 54 | 37 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
— | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 11 | S 6 |
3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | SSE 2 | SE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 31 | 35 | 71 | 83 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1377 | 2166 | 1177 | 1176 | 1377 | 3162 | 1127 | 1176 | 2161 | 255 | 21 | 36 | 60 | 38 | 38 | 81 | 38 | 38 | 81 | 38 | 180 | 353 | 0 | 7 |
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