
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove Cape May today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 1PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Cove Cape May. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
269 | 295 | 135 | 98 | 84 | 57 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:39AM1.72m | 9:56PM1.41m | 10:16AM1.68m | 10:35PM1.31m | 10:55AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09AM0.05m | 3:48PM0.06m | 3:46AM0.12m | 4:31PM0.12m | 4:21AM0.20m | 5:15PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 15 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | S 5 |
269 | 295 | 135 | 98 | 84 | 55 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 9 |
— | — | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | — | E 9 | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | SE 10 |
— | — | — | — | 48 | 57 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | S 6 | W 3 |
12 | 55 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 371 | 207 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 38 | 105 | 372 | 372 | 1181 | 380 | 507 | 519 | 505 | 505 | 138 | 152 | 52 | 54 | 36 |
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