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 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.6° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 10PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)--
Afternoon (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
308
249
198
156
258
277
276
290
281
257
233
443
182
178
141
144
112
112
114
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:53PM1.47m
6:21AM1.46m
6:36PM1.50m
7:02AM1.60m
7:19PM1.52m
Low Tide
11:51PM0.12m
12:16PM0.15m
00:29AM0.05m
1:02PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
17
15
13
12
11
13
14
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
13
12
10
7
6
5
8
8
5
6
7
8
8
7
8
10
10
10
10
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