The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 24 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
5.7° C
(Which is 1.3°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 8PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)977881010109994444455556656
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)171815213529292928271515152021414371861121017499119
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
5
WSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:58PM
1.16
1:28AM
1.54
2:11PM
1.09
2:42AM
1.48
3:30PM
1.09
3:58AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:45PM
0.04
8:01AM
0.09
7:54PM
0.11
9:14AM
0.11
9:09PM
0.13
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:54-------6:52
Sunset--7:15-------7:15-------7:16-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C34343434566791011111517191817161516
Feels °C (?)-30-2-2-4-2-3-10-1-303464911141313111212
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