Surf Forecasts:
The Cove Cape May surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 22 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period, S swell with 343 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 22 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Cove Cape May this week:
The surf forecast for The Cove Cape May over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Cove Cape May in the next 16 days are 1.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 23) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Cove Cape May over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty comin' to you live from the Jersey Shore. Let's talk about what's cookin' for The Cove Cape May over the next two weeks.
Look, I'm gonna level with you. This outlook is a tough one. We've got a real long dry spell on our hands. The next 16 days are nothin' but a struggle for decent surf. The only time we see any real energy is a tiny window around Wednesday the 3rd of August, but even that's a bit of a gamble.
We start off with practically nothin'. From Monday the 20th of July all the way through to the end of July, it's a ghost town. Tiny, weak swells in the 0.7ft to 3ft range, mostly from the SSE with short periods. The energy is so low it's barely a whisper, with combined energy readings mostly in the single and double digits. The winds are all over the place, but mostly cross or onshore, making it choppy and poor. There's a few moments of clean surf with some cross-offshore breezes, but the waves are just too small and weak to get excited about. We're talkin' days and days of flatness.
The first blip of something happens on the 3rd of August. Monday morning we get a rise of swell, 3ft from the south with a glassy, clean surface. The energy jumps up to 103 (moderate). It's a small, wind-stacked swell though, with a period of only 5 seconds, so it's gonna be weak and fat. The afternoon turns messy again as the wind swings onshore. Then Tuesday the 4th of August, we get a bit more height, 4ft from the south, and the energy climbs to 236 (moderate). The wind is light and cross, so it'll be clean in the morning, but the period is still a short 7 seconds, so it's not gonna have much push.
So, if you're desperate, the standout is the morning of Monday the 3rd of August. But honestly, it's a marginal call. The rest of the window is a write-off. For a spot like The Cove, a point break that needs a decent swell to wrap in, these tiny, short-period south swells just don't cut it. This is a period for checking the sandbars and makin' friends with a longboard, or just waitin' for the next system.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
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 kJ | 16 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 51 | 81 | 321 | 171 | 122 | 76 | 59 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 42 | 76 | 33 | 69 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | glassy | off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:02AM1.44m | 1:48PM1.44m | 1:54AM1.30m | 2:42PM1.42m | 2:50AM1.18m | 3:37PM1.42m | 3:49AM1.10m | 4:31PM1.43m | 4:49AM1.06m | 5:23PM1.47m | 5:45AM1.07m | 6:12PM1.51m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:14AM0.08m | 7:45PM0.23m | 8:02AM0.16m | 8:46PM0.29m | 8:52AM0.23m | 9:48PM0.32m | 9:42AM0.27m | 10:47PM0.32m | 10:34AM0.29m | 11:42PM0.29m | 11:24AM0.28m | 00:32AM0.25m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | 8:22 | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 12 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | 171 | 122 | 76 | 59 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 42 | 76 | 33 | 3 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 8 | WSW 4 | — | N 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | ESE 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 18 | 37 | 51 | 81 | 321 | 11 | — | 11 | 40 | 53 | 20 | 46 | 62 | 56 | 20 | 69 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 236 | 372 | 567 | 1170 | 1170 | 185 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 353 | 5 | 5 | 380 | 0 | 5 | 497 | 15 |
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