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 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
23.9° C
0.4° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 9AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
1
1
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)
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
64
42
32
38
34
34
31
31
29
19
32
17
40
56
45
49
58
48
50
50
49
90
94
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
30
S
25
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:00AM1.44m
12:35PM1.49m
00:47AM1.34m
1:28PM1.52m
1:45AM1.26m
2:30PM1.56m
Low Tide
6:05AM0.07m
6:43PM0.23m
6:52AM0.09m
7:46PM0.26m
7:45AM0.12m
8:57PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:06
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
22
22
24
25
24
23
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
28
30
31
28
27
Feels °C
22
19
21
23
24
23
23
26
27
28
26
27
27
26
26
27
28
29
28
30
31
31
26
27
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