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 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
23.8° C
0.4° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 2AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
35
35
36
24
12
33
31
23
23
23
23
23
26
26
16
15
20
20
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
5
WNW
5
NE
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
5
SSE
5
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:57PM1.67m
9:20AM1.27m
9:32PM1.66m
9:56AM1.31m
10:07PM1.64m
Low Tide
2:17PM0.15m
3:09AM0.09m
2:56PM0.14m
3:43AM0.07m
3:36PM0.14m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:12
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
25
23
22
21
21
22
23
23
24
22
22
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
Feels °C
23
23
21
19
18
17
18
20
24
26
22
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
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