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The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 EST
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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
3.6° C
 (Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)
Cape May Cove Sunset Cam - Cape May, NJ

How big are the waves at The Cove Cape May today?

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 11AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (07 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.4
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)598888877777666666344555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15327048473433181099444443651330486257
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:45AM
1.53
11:25PM
1.26
11:33AM
1.38
12:16AM
1.23
12:22PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:17AM
-0.08
5:04PM
-0.13
5:11AM
0.01
5:51PM
-0.05
6:07AM
0.10
6:38PM
0.02
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
Sunrise--7:18-------7:18-------7:18-----
Sunset----4:52-------4:53-------4:54---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C88911101076655678777791113141616
Feels °C (?)533455112112464322358101214
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