The Cove Cape May Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 74.94° W

Issued: 7 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
22.9° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 3AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
1.5
SW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
108
19
11
11
11
18
7
7
35
7
7
11
8
22
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
10
NNE
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSE
40
SSE
20
W
20
NE
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
S
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
30
NNE
20
E
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
off
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:09PM1.55m
11:40AM1.22m
11:47PM1.50m
12:21PM1.26m
00:28AM1.43m
1:07PM1.32m
Low Tide
4:36PM0.20m
5:26AM0.10m
5:19PM0.23m
6:03AM0.10m
6:08PM0.25m
6:42AM0.10m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:28
8:28
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
33
34
32
31
29
28
30
33
28
24
24
24
23
23
25
26
26
25
23
23
24
24
25
25
Feels °C
33
34
32
32
31
31
33
35
25
24
23
25
24
25
27
27
27
26
22
24
27
27
27
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
S
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
23
23
5
6
6
3
3
13
13
11
12
12
6
4
4
11
7
7
18
7
6
8
8
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
14
13
13
13
13
12
19
11
11
11
18
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.3
W
2
0.3
S
4
0.6
S
3
0.6
WNW
3
1.5
SW
5
0.5
SSW
4
0.3
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
ENE
2
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
3
Energy kJ
4
6
1
3
8
6
108
10
4
7
7
35
6
1
11
8
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1019
98
38
255
296
330
296
1510
138
27
0
280
1145
2161
2161
1505
1505
3078
93
2161
2161
1179
1019
1179
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Rating
(10 max)
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1
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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