The Cove Cape May Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what’s on the menu for The Cove Cape May. I gotta be straight with you, the next 16 days are looking pretty bleak overall for any proper surfing. We’ve got a solid run of small, weak swell and poor conditions that won’t really get you excited.

Right out of the gate, starting Saturday the 12th, it’s all small, weak swell around 1 ft from the southeast, with cross-shore winds messing it up. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. That pattern sticks around all through the following week. The swell barely gets above 3 ft, and most of the time, the energy is weak. It’s just not worth suiting up for this weak, short-period stuff.

We do get a tiny window on Wednesday the 16th, where the swell bumps up to 3 ft from the east with clean, cross-off winds. It might look surfable, but it’s very ordinary. Honestly, the worst of it comes around Tuesday the 22nd, when a nasty 37-40 mph wind blows in on top of that little 3 ft east swell. Even though the energy picks up, the wind will make a mess of things for paddle surfing; that setup looks way more interesting for kite surfing.

There is a faint glimmer at the very end of the outlook. On Saturday the 26th of September, the morning looks like the absolute standout. We’ll see a clean 5 ft swell from the east-southeast, with glassy conditions and moderate energy. That’s the only real shot at a decent wave on this whole forecast, but the afternoon goes to junk with a cross-onshore wind.

Before that, on Friday the 25th, there’s a 5 ft east swell with clean winds. That’s a bit too chunky for beginners, but the energy is strong. Still, it only rates as “surfable but very ordinary”. So don’t hold your breath.

The long and short of it is: The Cove is looking like a no-go for the next couple of weeks. There’s just one morning that looks promising, which is a long way off, so keep your expectations low.

Rusty.

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