The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
7.4° 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 3AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (01 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (01 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
1.3
S
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
1.1
ENE
1
E
0.7
E
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)667777776667776667776665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1532002202222362061471311321201009292751324130114944850606960
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
0
SE
5
S
5
SSE
10
E
25
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
5
SSE
15
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onglassoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:06PM
1.52
8:22AM
1.51
8:45PM
1.57
9:00AM
1.46
9:21PM
1.58
9:37AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:00AM
-0.08
2:20PM
-0.08
2:43AM
-0.09
2:56PM
-0.05
3:24AM
-0.06
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-----6:45-------6:43-------6:41--
Sunset7:21-------7:22-------7:22-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1463-1---------
Temp. °C242220181817202425211816161385456811131922
Feels °C (?)20171412131217222218201717123-2-4-2049131819
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