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 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
24.6° C
1.5° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 4PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
26
27
27
17
16
9
9
9
9
9
18
7
17
34
40
31
33
122
82
105
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSW
25
S
35
S
25
NNW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
12:55PM1.46m
1:02AM1.44m
1:48PM1.44m
1:54AM1.30m
2:42PM1.42m
Low Tide
6:47PM0.15m
7:14AM0.08m
7:45PM0.23m
8:02AM0.16m
8:46PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:20
 mm
1
2
1
5
24
Temp °C
25
26
27
26
25
25
22
22
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
26
27
26
23
23
Feels °C
24
25
24
23
23
25
22
20
23
22
25
24
24
24
26
26
28
28
24
23
26
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