The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 04 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
12.1° C
(Which is 2.1°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 6PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (04 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (04 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
1.4
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
1.2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
31
57
73
90
119
144
127
88
148
263
280
286
248
200
165
165
144
119
74
64
62
51
130
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
S
45
S
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
S
20
WSW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:26AM1.17m
10:40PM1.55m
11:04AM1.11m
11:19PM1.49m
11:45AM1.06m
00:01AM1.44m
Low Tide
4:02PM0.18m
5:02AM0.13m
4:38PM0.23m
5:44AM0.19m
5:17PM0.28m
6:29AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:56
5:56
5:54
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7:53
7:54
7:55
7:57
1
Temp °C
16
18
18
16
15
17
16
16
20
23
18
17
17
16
16
16
18
16
18
17
20
15
13
12
11
14
13
10
9
11
10
10
15
18
10
9
10
10
11
11
13
11
14
14
18
13
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
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
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
Energy kJ
14
12
13
14
6
6
6
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
64
62
51
51
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
6
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
1.4
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
S
6
1.2
S
7
Energy kJ
27
31
57
73
90
119
144
127
88
148
263
280
286
248
200
165
165
144
119
74
130
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
555
2161
560
380
2161
380
188
380
611
188
1504
1518
1177
1125
1128
1176
1162
1179
1179
242
21
0
7
5
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
1
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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