Surf Forecasts:
The Cove Cape May surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, S swell with 82 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 1.2m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 2s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Cove Cape May over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab your board and let’s talk about The Cove Cape May. It’s a point break that’s fairly consistent, but here’s the deal: the entire 16-day window is a rough one for surf. There are absolutely no good surf options coming up. We’re looking at a blank run, plain and simple.
The water temperature is sitting at 75.6°, which is essentially normal for this time of year, so no wild surprises there. The issue is that the swell energy is just pathetic. Even the strongest push gets to a combined energy of just 55, which is weak. We're talking about waves that are barely ripples, with summertime periods of 4 to 8 seconds. The swell direction keeps bouncing between S, SSE, and SE, which isn't doing us any favors, and the onshore or cross-onshore winds are chopping up the surface. It’s a classic summer flat spell.
There’s a stretch from the morning of August 7th all the way through to the 17th where you’d be lucky to find a wave over 2ft. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and even when it goes offshore, like on the morning of the 14th, there's just no swell to work with—1ft is all you get. The mornings of the 18th and 21st look glassy, which would be great if there was any push, but there isn't.
The only time we see anything over 3ft is on the 16th, but that’s a 3ft windswell with a 4-second period and an onshore wind. That’s not a surfable wave; that’s just chop. The 19th gets gusty with a 25 mph wind and a 12-second period, but still, the swell height is only 1ft. All that long-period energy is just going to waste with zero size behind it.
So, realistically, there’s nothing to get excited about. It's a run of poor surf conditions. We could see things change, as forecasts often do, but right now, if you want to get wet, this is a better spot for a swim or maybe a paddle on a flat day than for catching a wave. I wouldn't even think about a board for at least the next week and a half.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon night, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 11 | S 5 | S 3 |
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 kJ | 37 | 82 | 25 | 31 | 79 | 19 | 11 | 45 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:38PM1.61m | 4:09AM1.18m | 4:48PM1.68m | 5:22AM1.22m | 5:54PM1.76m | 6:27AM1.30m | 6:53PM1.84m | 7:25AM1.39m | 7:47PM1.89m | 8:18AM1.48m | 8:38PM1.90m | 9:08AM1.55m | 9:25PM1.86m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.22m | 9:55AM0.11m | 11:16PM0.15m | 11:02AM0.07m | 00:17AM0.07m | 12:06PM0.01m | 1:13AM-0.02m | 1:05PM-0.05m | 2:04AM-0.08m | 2:00PM-0.09m | 2:51AM-0.12m | 2:53PM-0.09m | 3:37AM-0.12m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 29 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 28 | 29 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | E 9 | S 6 | ESE 7 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | E 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | SE 8 | E 9 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | E 10 | E 8 | — | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 25 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 11 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | W 3 | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 3 | S 6 | S 5 | — | SSE 6 | S 4 | — | S 6 | — | W 2 | — | — | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 37 | 82 | 2 | 31 | 79 | 2 | 11 | 45 | — | 11 | 19 | — | 17 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 164 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 81 | 1016 | 1008 | 547 | 138 | 280 | 296 | 552 | 330 | 296 | 354 |
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