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 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
24.6° C
1.0° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Cape May at 12AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun night, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.7
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
22
25
38
64
52
20
18
10
9
23
21
7
7
9
12
19
15
16
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
SW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
20
S
10
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
4:48PM1.68m
5:22AM1.22m
5:54PM1.76m
6:27AM1.30m
6:53PM1.84m
Low Tide
11:16PM0.15m
11:02AM0.07m
00:17AM0.07m
12:06PM0.01m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:01
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
31
31
28
27
25
25
27
30
30
32
30
28
27
26
27
30
30
32
29
Feels °C
32
33
29
27
25
26
29
32
31
33
31
30
30
29
30
33
32
35
30
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