Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove Cape May today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 1AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Cove Cape May. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 78 | 122 | 74 | 51 | 51 | 43 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 33 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:19PM1.65m | 8:43AM1.23m | 8:57PM1.67m | 9:20AM1.27m | 9:32PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.12m | 2:17PM0.15m | 3:09AM0.09m | 2:56PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 51 | 43 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 33 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NE 2 |
| kJ | 59 | 78 | 122 | 74 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1442 | 555 | 1461 | 118 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 37 | 36 | 38 | 105 | 38 | 38 | 211 | 81 | 81 |
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