The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 22 Mar 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
5.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Cove Cape May today?

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.9
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)8884555667777999996666610
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222626285259731127253544426202013121223231313138
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
10
SSW
15
N
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
20
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
15
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:05AM
1.37
11:29PM
1.66
11:57AM
1.26
12:24AM
1.61
12:58PM
1.16
1:28AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:55AM
-0.12
4:56PM
-0.11
5:51AM
-0.05
5:46PM
-0.04
6:53AM
0.03
6:45PM
0.04
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise-7:00-------6:58-------6:56------
Sunset----7:13-------7:14-------7:15---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------22-------------
Temp. °C991116181517151311881097421343333
Feels °C (?)65612151113131094553-1-5-7-7-30-2-2-3-2
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