Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove Cape May today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 2PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Cove Cape May. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 200 | 210 | 267 | 344 | 432 | 480 | 494 | 452 | 479 | 564 | 663 | 1270 | 1570 | 2409 | 2536 | 3446 | 3224 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:17PM1.41m | 1:54AM1.03m | 2:17PM1.37m | 3:01AM1.04m | 3:19PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28AM0.41m | 7:50PM0.37m | 7:27AM0.44m | 8:49PM0.38m | 8:33AM0.44m | 9:43PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1270 | 1570 | 1147 | 1248 | 1338 | 1290 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 45 | 70 | 64 | 47 | 52 | 200 | 210 | 267 | 344 | 432 | 480 | 494 | 452 | 479 | 564 | 663 | 859 | 994 | 2409 | 2536 | 3446 | 3224 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 603 | 603 | 416 | 1008 | 1008 | 1019 | 1142 | 1016 | 216 | 1016 | 214 | 207 | 211 | 211 | 1170 | 507 | 214 | 372 | 629 | 626 | 626 | 507 | 497 |
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