The Cove Cape May Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. We’re looking at a pretty bleak stretch ahead for The Cove Cape May. There’s no real swell on the horizon for the next couple of weeks. It’s a long, flat run.

We start off this Monday, the 31st, with nothing doing. A tiny 1ft of southeast windswell with a short 8-second period. There’s a risk of thunderstorms and it’s glassy in the morning, but it won’t matter because there’s just no wave to ride. The water temp is sitting at 76°, which is a couple of degrees warmer than usual for this time of year, so it feels nice, but you’ll just be floating.

That flatness carries on through Tuesday and into Wednesday. We see the swell sump up slightly to 2ft on Wednesday morning, but it’s still weak, and the energy is low (79). The wind is cross-offshore from the ENE, which would be clean if there was any power behind it. But there isn’t.

Thursday, the 3rd, brings a bit more energy for the afternoon (128), but the swell is still only 2ft and coming from the southeast with a short period. The wind is light and cross-on, so it’ll be a rippled mess with no push.

We do get a bit of a northwest wind on Friday which cleans things up, but the swell has dropped back to 1ft. It’s a tease. The weekend looks small, with a little bump to 3ft on Sunday morning from the ENE, but this is short-period stuff. There’s some offshore wind from the NE giving it a clean face, but it’s still small and weak. A wave, sure, but not one you'd be stoked about.

The next week starts off similar. Small and unremarkable. The most promising day in this whole window might be Wednesday the 9th, when we get a longer period southeast swell at 12 seconds. It’s still only 1-1ft, but that longer period means it will have a bit more shape down at this point break. It’ll be clean with a slight offshore wind on Wednesday afternoon. But honestly, it’s a knee-high wave.

Later in that second week, we see south swells pop up, but the periods are real short, four to six seconds. That's just wind chop, not real surf. Friday the 11th afternoon might offer a clean 4ft south windswell with the NW wind grooming it, but it’ll be shifty and lack punch.

Basically, this is a wasteland for the next 16 days. Nothing gets over 4ft in any meaningful way. The combined energy values are mostly weak to moderate, and it’s just not going to line up for a proper surf.

This is a spot that can work on the right swell, but for now, you’re better off doing something else. Maybe save the board for another week, because this outlook is about as flat as it gets.

Rusty.

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