The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.6°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 9PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (08 May)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
1
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)
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
S
6
0.8
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
16
62
60
60
67
76
94
101
91
77
66
45
45
47
47
47
47
59
22
21
27
23
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
SSW
30
SSE
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
35
S
25
S
5
SW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
10
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
10
N
25
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:24PM1.01m
1:40AM1.35m
2:23PM1.05m
2:37AM1.33m
3:23PM1.12m
3:36AM1.33m
Low Tide
6:57PM0.35m
8:08AM0.26m
8:00PM0.35m
8:58AM0.23m
9:07PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
1
2
4
Temp °C
13
15
15
16
13
13
14
15
18
17
15
16
16
16
16
17
18
19
19
20
18
13
12
11
9
12
8
9
6
8
9
9
13
11
11
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
16
16
17
9
9
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.5
SE
7
0.5
S
4
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
Energy kJ
8
6
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
45
45
47
47
6
6
6
22
8
27
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
9
0.5
SE
7
0.3
S
4
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
14
10
1
5
5
5
5
5
5
16
16
6
6
6
5
5
6
21
3
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
1
12
12
6
3
3
3
6
5
10
10
5
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.8
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
S
4
0.4
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
Energy kJ
13
16
62
60
60
67
76
94
101
91
77
66
47
47
59
10
1
4
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)
164
164
138
134
98
32
186
380
180
380
255
0
0
5
5
5
15
321
175
102
7
118
38
214
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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