The Cove Cape May Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 74.94° W

The Cove Cape May 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
24.6° C
1.3° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
E
6
0.8
ESE
7
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
31
21
23
19
20
19
19
20
12
11
11
16
20
36
51
83
91
92
85
74
Wind (km/h)
15
N
5
WNW
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:31PM1.43m
4:49AM1.06m
5:23PM1.47m
5:45AM1.07m
6:12PM1.51m
Low Tide
9:42AM0.27m
10:47PM0.32m
10:34AM0.29m
11:42PM0.29m
11:24AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:16
 mm
Temp °C
21
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
23
23
23
22
22
22
21
20
23
23
23
22
21
Feels °C
18
22
22
20
21
22
20
19
21
20
21
21
21
22
20
18
20
21
20
20
19
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