Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove Cape May today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 1PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at The Cove Cape May. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | E 15 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 83 | 85 | 255 | 153 | 181 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:11AM1.49m | 11:24PM1.72m | 12:03PM1.48m | 00:12AM1.58m | 12:55PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52AM-0.13m | 4:56PM-0.02m | 5:40AM-0.08m | 5:50PM0.06m | 6:27AM-0.01m | 6:47PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 60 | 77 | 91 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | SE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | E 13 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | — | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | SE 3 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 83 | 85 | 255 | 153 | 181 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1008 | 2166 | 2487 | 1008 | 1008 | 1008 | 1016 | 1019 | 1019 | 1461 | 1461 | 2263 | 42 | 0 | 70 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 38 | 105 | 105 |
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