The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 EDT
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The Cove Cape May surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Cove Cape May today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 9PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (31 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.2
S
5
0.1
E
13
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
128
98
104
73
72
48
45
27
41
108
3
3
3
3
3
95
92
65
66
68
51
35
22
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SW
25
SW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
NE
25
E
20
E
20
E
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
NW
15
N
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:48AM1.18m
9:03PM1.63m
9:28AM1.16m
9:41PM1.61m
10:06AM1.14m
10:18PM1.58m
Low Tide
2:25PM0.15m
3:23AM0.08m
3:01PM0.16m
4:02AM0.10m
3:38PM0.19m
4:41AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:19
8:19
8:20
1
1
Temp °C
15
18
19
19
20
16
16
16
18
17
17
16
13
12
12
12
15
16
15
16
16
15
16
15
13
15
15
14
14
12
16
16
16
12
12
12
7
6
7
8
10
12
11
12
13
12
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
E
9
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
Energy kJ
133
128
98
104
73
72
20
10
27
8
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
66
68
51
35
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
S
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
6
0.4
E
9
0.1
S
6
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
2
3
48
45
7
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
25
1
16
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
E
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
E
4
1
E
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
Energy kJ
2
4
9
10
16
41
108
19
39
64
80
92
95
92
65
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
7
164
142
46
33
7
0
118
234
355
497
504
207
205
207
216
504
505
46
15
7
7
60
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
6
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
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