The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 08 Feb 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
0.3° C
(Which is 3.1°C colder than average 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 8AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 08). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (08 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (08 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)101011121212121212121111121212121212121212111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3620397878731019698140133135157155150146108103706945402119
Wind
(km/h)
55
NNW
50
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:16AM
1.26
12:24PM
1.06
1:07AM
1.22
1:18PM
0.95
2:04AM
1.20
2:21PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:22AM
0.16
6:26PM
0.14
7:20AM
0.23
7:15PM
0.20
8:24AM
0.26
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise---6:58-------6:58-------6:56----
Sunset------5:28-------5:29-------5:30-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-11-12-14-15-14-12-10-10-11-13-14-13-11-7-5-5-5-4-3-2-1133
Feels °C (?)-25-25-27-27-26-24-22-21-21-23-23-21-19-15-13-11-11-9-8-7-7-5-3-4
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