The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 04 Mar 2026 EST
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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
1.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average 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 5PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (04 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (04 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.9
E
0.6
ESE
1
E
1
E
0.6
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888889910101099999101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1071018688777880848865949288855655551346919418159133143
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
ESE
10
E
5
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
15
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:26AM
1.58
8:51PM
1.49
9:05AM
1.49
9:29PM
1.48
9:42AM
1.39
10:07PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:31PM
-0.16
2:45AM
-0.14
3:07PM
-0.11
3:28AM
-0.08
3:43PM
-0.04
4:10AM
0.00
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:24-------6:22
Sunset--5:54-------5:55-------5:57-----
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--1----------1----------
Temp. °C786566666875666322112346
Feels °C (?)56322434252-2123-2-4-5-6-6-3-103
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