The Cove Cape May Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 74.94° W

The Cove Cape May 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
18.0°C
2.3° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 1PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 2.0m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (21 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
3
3
3
3
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3
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
3.5
ENE
11
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2017
2221
2382
2253
2628
993
1010
880
663
543
466
326
259
206
164
125
258
248
211
186
194
162
308
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:55AM1.20m
5:06PM1.43m
5:40AM1.32m
5:53PM1.47m
6:21AM1.46m
6:36PM1.50m
Low Tide
10:35AM0.34m
11:12PM0.21m
11:27AM0.25m
11:51PM0.12m
12:16PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
10
12
14
15
14
13
12
11
10
11
15
17
16
14
13
11
10
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
5
3
6
8
9
9
7
6
4
3
5
9
12
10
9
7
5
4
7
8
8
7
8
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