The Cove Cape May Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 74.94° W

The Cove Cape May 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
15.5°C
1.6° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 6AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (04 Nov)2ft (0.6m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
1
S
5
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
1.1
S
5
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
6
6
11
9
21
30
9
27
27
27
38
37
82
43
43
46
62
136
99
105
61
117
102
73
69
73
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
N
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
N
15
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:56AM1.40m
4:10PM1.48m
4:49AM1.50m
5:02PM1.46m
5:35AM1.59m
5:49PM1.44m
6:18AM1.65m
Low Tide
9:41AM0.15m
10:16PM0.03m
10:39AM0.10m
11:02PM0.01m
11:31AM0.05m
11:44PM0.00m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:33
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4:55
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4:54
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1
3
4
5
24
4
24
6
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Temp °C
18
18
18
18
19
20
19
20
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
16
17
17
18
17
17
17
19
17
17
17
18
19
18
17
17
18
18
18
17
16
17
14
16
16
14
14
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