The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 03 May 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
12.2° C
(Which is 2.4°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 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.6
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
25
26
40
26
39
25
24
24
31
39
29
27
43
74
67
138
150
131
110
128
196
280
286
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
S
45
S
40
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:48AM1.23m
10:03PM1.59m
10:26AM1.17m
10:40PM1.55m
11:04AM1.11m
Low Tide
3:43AM0.04m
3:28PM0.13m
4:22AM0.08m
4:02PM0.18m
5:02AM0.13m
4:38PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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6:00
5:58
5:56
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7:52
7:53
7:54
Temp °C
10
8
7
8
11
13
14
14
11
11
11
15
18
20
19
16
17
16
16
19
23
21
17
18
2
0
-2
-2
1
6
8
7
3
3
4
10
14
16
14
11
11
11
11
14
18
14
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
39
25
26
40
26
39
25
24
24
24
24
13
13
13
6
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
4
10
10
10
12
9
14
5
6
6
6
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
3
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.6
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
7
Energy kJ
10
11
17
19
22
11
3
5
13
31
39
29
27
43
74
67
138
150
131
110
128
196
280
286
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
229
27
27
497
497
98
21
46
280
505
506
1505
505
553
560
380
380
380
380
1917
188
586
2161
2161
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
5
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