The Cove Cape May Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 74.94° W

The Cove Cape May 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
23.1° C
0.5° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 7AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
S
4
1
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.3
SE
9
0.5
SW
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
85
37
35
24
22
15
12
13
8
13
13
13
13
35
33
28
16
16
12
10
8
17
29
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:35AM1.33m
7:59PM1.93m
8:32AM1.39m
8:53PM1.94m
9:26AM1.44m
9:44PM1.91m
Low Tide
1:27AM-0.06m
1:14PM-0.10m
2:21AM-0.12m
2:11PM-0.12m
3:13AM-0.16m
3:06PM-0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:23
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
23
26
26
26
25
24
23
24
29
33
35
34
29
Feels °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
20
21
20
22
24
22
23
22
22
21
22
29
34
36
34
28
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