Surf Forecasts:
The Cove Cape May surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, ESE swell with 78 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 1.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Cove Cape May over the next 16 days.
Alright, this is Rusty, and I gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper surf around The Cove Cape May. We’ve got a 16-day window ahead, but honestly, there’s a big fat gap at the start with nothing to write home about.
Right now, the water temp is sitting at a pretty normal 73°, so that’s the one thing that’s on our side. But the swell? Forget it. For the first nine days, from Sunday the 12th all the way through to Monday the 21st of July, the waves are just tiny – mostly under 2 ft. The energy is weak, barely registering. The wind is a mess too, mostly cross or cross-on, and the period is short and choppy. It’s a long dry spell, nearly a week and a half where you’re better off doing something else.
The first real bump in the road comes on Tuesday the 21st of July. We finally see a 3 ft swell from the south, with a moderate energy bump. But the wind is straight onshore, and the period is a weak 6 seconds. The morning has a light breeze, but the afternoon gets a fresh cross-on. It’s still a poor surf day, but at least there’s a little bit of shape compared to the flatness before it. The Cove is a point break, so it can handle some swell, but with that wind and short period, it’s going to be messy.
After that, it’s back to the same old story. The rest of the week and into the next weekend (July 22nd to July 27th) we’re looking at 1 ft to 2 ft swells, mostly from the south, with cross-on winds and choppy conditions. The energy stays low. The period is short, around 5 to 6 seconds, so it’s just windswell junk. There’s nothing here that gets the heart pumping.
Look, I’m not going to hype up something that isn’t there. The best of a bad bunch is the morning of Tuesday the 21st, with that 3 ft south swell and a light breeze. But even then, it’s a poor surf day. For the rest of the 16 days, the surf is flat to tiny, and the wind is mostly wrong. If you’re desperate, you might get a knee-high crumbler, but that’s it. This is one of those stretches where you just wait for the next forecast.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 35°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
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 kJ | 4 | 4 | 44 | 39 | 23 | 13 | 30 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 31 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:03PM1.87m | 7:35AM1.33m | 7:59PM1.93m | 8:32AM1.39m | 8:53PM1.94m | 9:26AM1.44m | 9:44PM1.91m | 10:19AM1.48m | 10:34PM1.84m | 11:11AM1.49m | 11:24PM1.72m | 12:03PM1.48m | 00:12AM1.58m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:14PM-0.05m | 1:27AM-0.06m | 1:14PM-0.10m | 2:21AM-0.12m | 2:11PM-0.12m | 3:13AM-0.16m | 3:06PM-0.12m | 4:03AM-0.16m | 4:01PM-0.09m | 4:52AM-0.13m | 4:56PM-0.02m | 5:40AM-0.08m | 5:50PM0.06m | ||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 35 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 17 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 5 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 7 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | S 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | S 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 32 | 25 | 44 | — | 23 | — | — | 4 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 31 | — | 20 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 296 | 1142 | 497 | 730 | 2464 | 36 | 7 | 629 | 247 | 242 | 15 | 27 | 60 | 354 | 547 | 497 | 497 | 1016 | 497 | 816 | 727 |
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