Surf Forecasts:
The Cove Cape May surf forecast from 17 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 17 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, S swell with 108 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 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) 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 0.8m 5s period and expected on Friday (Aug 21) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Cove Cape May over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, it's Rusty. Let’s get stuck into what the next 16 days are looking like for this stretch of coast.
Well, I gotta be straight with you – this isn’t the greatest outlook I’ve seen for The Cove Cape May. We’ve got a long, frustrating gap right off the bat. There’s genuinely no surf worth paddling out for from Monday the 17th of August all the way through until the very end of the month. That’s nearly two full weeks of flat, weak, and messy conditions. Most days are showing swell under 2 ft with short, weak periods, and the energy barely registers (often in the paltry teens and twenties). There’s a lot of cross-shore and onshore wind, and the water temp feels about average for this time of year.
The only time the ocean wakes up a little is around Saturday the 29th of August. On the morning of the 29th, we finally see some halfway decent potential. The swell bumps up to a cleaner 3 ft from the SE, with a much longer period of 12 seconds. That longer period gives the wave some shape, but at a point break like this, that’s a good thing. The kicker is the offshore wind from the NW, keeping it clean. Combine that with a wave energy of 295 (moderate energy), and this is the only real standout in the whole forecast. It’s still not huge, but it’s the best of a very quiet run.
After that brief highlight, it’s right back to small, weak junk for the start of September. So in short, mark your calendar for the morning of the 29th if you're desperate for a slide, but don't expect much else. As usual, forecasts can change, and if we get a surprise, I'll be the first to tell you.
Stay patient, stay free.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 51 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 56 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:39PM1.52m | 12:14PM1.55m | 00:24AM1.37m | 1:02PM1.49m | 1:13AM1.24m | 1:53PM1.44m | 2:08AM1.13m | 2:49PM1.41m | 3:10AM1.06m | 3:49PM1.41m | 4:15AM1.05m | 4:48PM1.44m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM0.07m | 6:16PM0.18m | 6:28AM0.17m | 7:10PM0.27m | 7:13AM0.26m | 8:08PM0.34m | 8:03AM0.33m | 9:11PM0.39m | 8:58AM0.37m | 10:13PM0.39m | 9:56AM0.38m | 11:11PM0.36m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | 7:52 | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 22 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | 51 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 56 | 34 | — | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 7 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | SE 13 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | NE 4 | — | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 8 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | SE 9 | S 4 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 114 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 22 | 7 | — | — | — | 27 | 10 | 5 | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1390 | 1 | 37 | 105 | 105 | 224 | 7 | 98 | 510 | 125 | 1142 | 1516 | 562 | 372 | 1142 | 164 | 105 | 605 | 296 |
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