Surf Forecasts:
The Cove Cape May surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 7 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, S swell with 77 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Cove Cape May this week:
The most powerful waves expected at The Cove Cape May in the next 16 days are 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 2s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 13) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Cove Cape May over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about the local waves.
Alright, I’ve gotta be straight with you – looking out over the next couple of weeks for The Cove Cape May, it’s a pretty quiet picture. There’s a big ol’ gap right at the start with no real surf on offer, and honestly, that blank run stretches for a long while. We’re talking days and days of tiny, weak, and messy conditions. The combined swell energy barely gets into double digits for most of it, sitting at a very weak (34) on the first Thursday morning and even dropping to single digits later. It’s one of those stretches where the ocean just looks flat and lazy.
The water temp is sitting at 75°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so at least you won’t need a thick suit for the occasional splash.
Now, there’s a tiny flicker of hope right at the end of the forecast period, but we’re talking a long way out – around the 18th and 19th of August. We finally see a bit of a pulse in the energy, with combined swell energy climbing to a still-modest (24) and (23). The swell is tiny, only 1ft to 1ft, but the direction shifts to SE, and we get some clean conditions with offshore and cross-offshore winds. The period stretches to 9 seconds, which is a little more organised than the slop we see before.
Honestly, for the whole 16-day window, there’s nothing here that screams a standout. The waves are just too small and inconsistent to get excited about. It’s a blank run that’s pretty normal for the area when the swell windows close up. Keep an eye on the charts, because it tends not to stay this flat forever, but for now, leave the board in the car.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun night, min 23°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 |
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 kJ | 22 | 31 | 55 | 50 | 19 | 45 | 25 | 26 | 56 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.56m | 2:53AM1.19m | 3:38PM1.61m | 4:09AM1.18m | 4:48PM1.68m | 5:22AM1.22m | 5:54PM1.76m | 6:27AM1.30m | 6:53PM1.84m | 7:25AM1.39m | 7:47PM1.89m | 8:18AM1.48m | 8:38PM1.90m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57PM0.26m | 8:47AM0.12m | 10:08PM0.22m | 9:55AM0.11m | 11:16PM0.15m | 11:02AM0.07m | 00:17AM0.07m | 12:06PM0.01m | 1:13AM-0.02m | 1:05PM-0.05m | 2:04AM-0.08m | 2:00PM-0.09m | 2:51AM-0.12m | ||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 9 | — | S 6 | E 10 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | — | 32 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 22 | 56 | 35 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 11 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | — | — | E 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 4 | S 5 | W 3 | S 6 | WSW 3 | W 3 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | SSW 4 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | SSW 6 | W 3 |
| kJ | 22 | 31 | 55 | 50 | 19 | 45 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 19 | — | — | 17 | 11 | — | 9 | — | — | 22 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 1019 | 134 | 7 | 1504 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 36 | 21 | 105 | 330 | 1125 | 81 | 125 | 236 | 105 | 665 | 1019 | 497 |
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