Surf Forecasts:
The Cove Cape May surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 22 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, S swell with 462 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 22 Jul, 8PM (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 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 3s. 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 2.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) 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 1.0m 5s period and expected on Friday (Jul 24) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Cove Cape May over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I’m looking at the 16-day window for The Cove Cape May. And I gotta be straight with you: it’s looking pretty grim out there. The system is pulling up a lot of small, weak swell, and the wind is all over the place. The best I can see is a couple of tiny windows where it might be rideable, but nobody’s calling it a standout.
The whole forecast is a long stretch of poor surf. There’s a gap right at the start, with nothing worth paddling out for. The first real chance comes on Thursday morning, July 23rd. We’ve got a little 2 ft swell from the SSE, with a period of 8 seconds. The wind turns offshore from the NNE at 9 mph, so it’ll be clean. The combined energy is weak though, only 68 – it’s a dribbler. The water is a touch warmer than normal at 78°. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. If you’re desperate, you could get a few grovelly ones.
Then we’re back to a flat spell. The next blip is on Sunday morning, July 26th. It’s glassy, with the wind dropping to just 3 mph from the ESE, and the swell is a tiny 2 ft from the SE. The combined energy is 44. It’s clean, but it’s barely a ripple. A longboard might float around.
Moving into the first week of August, things stay poor. Saturday morning, August 1st, sees a little 1 ft swell from the SSE with a 10-second period, with a clean offshore wind from the N at 9 mph. The combined energy is 49. Again, it’s just a tiny, clean wave. Sunday morning, August 2nd, is glassy again with a 2 ft swell from the SE, but the energy is only 35. It’s the same story – small, clean, and not much push.
The bottom line is there’s no real swell on the charts. The Cove is a point break that needs a better angle, and the S and SSE swells we’re getting are just too weak and short-period to wrap in properly. The only saving grace is that the wind sets up clean a few times. If you’ve got a foamie or a log, you might get wet. For any real wave, you’re waiting for a better forecast.
Keep your eyes on it, but I wouldn’t hold your breath.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
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PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 359 | 165 | 140 | 76 | 58 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 462 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | 6:35AM1.09m | 6:57PM1.56m | 7:21AM1.13m | 7:39PM1.62m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 12:11PM0.25m | 1:16AM0.21m | 12:55PM0.21m | 1:57AM0.16m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | 5 | 59 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Temp °C | 28 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 359 | 165 | 140 | 76 | 58 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 7 | S 6 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | 14 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 7 | — | WNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 8 | WSW 4 | — | NNW 2 | NE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 7 |
| kJ | 85 | 181 | 15 | — | 2 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 52 | 46 | 36 | 35 | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 19 | 462 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1170 | 46 | 175 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 380 | 166 | 214 | 372 | 211 | 321 | 372 | 7 | 66 | 1041 | 70 | 372 | 1442 | 37 |
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