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 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
18.0°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 (20 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 11PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)--
Afternoon (20 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
4
4
3
2
3
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3
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2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
10
3
ENE
10
3
E
11
2
E
11
3
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
E
11
3
E
12
3.5
ENE
11
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1487
1801
1814
932
2353
2546
2767
2697
3201
1136
1103
894
721
543
467
459
389
326
259
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:16PM1.39m
4:55AM1.20m
5:06PM1.43m
5:40AM1.32m
5:53PM1.47m
Low Tide
10:30PM0.29m
10:35AM0.34m
11:12PM0.21m
11:27AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
17
15
12
11
10
11
14
15
13
13
12
11
10
12
16
18
16
14
Feels °C
14
12
10
5
4
2
4
7
8
6
6
4
3
2
5
9
13
10
8
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