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 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
18.4°C
1.0° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 10AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (11 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
2.1
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
E
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
145
220
468
688
460
427
342
256
162
120
93
66
47
35
24
22
14
13
12
16
12
27
Wind (km/h)
35
E
40
ESE
45
E
50
E
25
E
5
W
10
NE
25
NE
35
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
S
10
SSW
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:01AM1.74m
9:17PM1.50m
9:39AM1.72m
9:56PM1.41m
10:16AM1.68m
10:35PM1.31m
Low Tide
2:33AM0.00m
3:05PM0.01m
3:09AM0.05m
3:48PM0.06m
3:46AM0.12m
4:31PM0.12m
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:03
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6:27
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6:25
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6:23
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 mm
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5
12
1
3
2
1
1
3
1
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Temp °C
19
19
18
18
19
20
19
17
16
15
15
18
21
22
20
19
19
18
19
20
21
21
20
Feels °C
14
14
11
11
17
23
20
14
11
11
11
16
19
20
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
17
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