The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 03 Apr 2026 EDT
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The Cove Cape May surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
7.8° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Cove Cape May today?

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 7AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (03 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.8
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.7
SSE
0.4
SE
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
2.1
S
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)777765556666669556667788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)774453446559497101102751098639287499132165170248448151110
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
5
SE
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
15
W
10
SW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:21PM
1.58
9:37AM
1.39
9:56PM
1.58
10:14AM
1.31
10:31PM
1.54
10:50AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:24AM
-0.06
3:30PM
-0.01
4:04AM
-0.02
4:03PM
0.06
4:44AM
0.04
4:36PM
0.13
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise---6:41-------6:39-------6:37----
Sunset------7:23-------7:24-------7:25-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1-111----191-
Temp. °C5710131621222020191818202222201918181619141415
Feels °C (?)-228131519181516171516202019161313131013121313
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