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 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
18.6°C
0.8° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 2AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (09 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (09 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
2
3
3
8
8
7
7
11
10
10
9
9
9
6
15
16
31
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:12PM1.66m
7:41AM1.67m
7:56PM1.62m
8:22AM1.72m
8:37PM1.57m
Low Tide
1:14AM-0.02m
1:35PM-0.00m
1:54AM-0.02m
2:21PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
24
23
21
20
18
18
18
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19
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18
18
18
17
18
18
Feels °C
22
21
18
16
15
15
16
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18
17
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16
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15
15
13
15
14
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