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 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
24.3° C
2.0° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 8AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (10 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (10 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
7
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
13
13
13
13
14
14
5
4
4
3
7
8
8
14
8
4
3
4
4
4
20
18
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
15
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:21AM1.21m
5:03PM1.68m
5:30AM1.23m
6:04PM1.78m
6:35AM1.27m
7:03PM1.87m
Low Tide
10:12AM0.04m
11:28PM0.11m
11:14AM-0.00m
00:29AM0.02m
12:14PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
1
3
Temp °C
23
23
23
26
29
31
28
27
25
25
24
25
24
22
21
23
23
22
22
24
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
24
24
24
27
30
32
29
30
27
27
26
27
25
20
20
22
23
21
20
22
22
21
22
22
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