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 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
18.7°C
0.6° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 8PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (29 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
SE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
12
16
26
28
26
26
25
25
15
25
26
25
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:13AM1.79m
10:36PM1.46m
10:59AM1.78m
11:25PM1.36m
11:52AM1.74m
Low Tide
4:29PM0.05m
4:25AM0.03m
5:21PM0.10m
5:14AM0.09m
6:21PM0.16m
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
18
20
21
22
21
20
20
20
20
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
26
27
26
22
Feels °C
17
19
20
22
21
20
20
20
20
23
20
19
19
20
20
21
22
25
26
24
19
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