Surf Forecasts:
The Cove Cape May surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, SE swell with 71 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE 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 Friday (Aug 28) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Cove Cape May in the next 16 days are 0.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Cove Cape May over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what the next couple of weeks has in store for us at The Cove Cape May. I gotta be straight with you – it’s a quiet stretch. We’re looking at a real dry spell with not much to get excited about.
Right from the start, the forecast is stubbornly small. Through the end of August and into early September, we're seeing swell heights barely tickling 1ft to 2ft from the SE, with a short period of 8 seconds. The combined wave energy is weak, sitting in the 20s and 30s. The winds are all over the place – cross-off, cross-on, glassy – but with this little juice, it doesn’t matter. It’s just poor surf conditions. There's a bit of a gap with no real recommendations for days.
Wednesday, September 2nd, the swell tries to show a little life. We get an increase to 2ft-2ft from the SE, and the period stretches out to 11 seconds, which brings the combined energy up to 59-73. The wind will be clean with a cross-off, and that 11-second period means the waves will have a bit more shape and push. But honestly, even the forecast calls it "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions". For a dedicated soul, you might find a clean little wave, but it's nothing to write home about.
The rest of the first week of September is more of the same – tiny, weak, and messy. The second week looks even quieter. There’s a moment on Wednesday, September 9th, where we see a bump of 2ft to 3ft from the S, but the period drops to a dreadful 5 seconds. That’s just wind chop, weak and messy, with combined energy still under 70. A few days around the 7th and 8th have a touch more period from the E, but the height is stuck at 1ft-2ft. It’s just not happening.
To be honest, there are no standout sessions here. The first and most promising window is the afternoon of Wednesday, September 2nd, if you are desperate for a paddle. It’s clean, it’s surfable, but it’s small. For now, the best advice is to keep the board in the car and the expectations low. The pattern is set for a while, but around here, it never stays flat for good – forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
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 kJ | 39 | 28 | 35 | 26 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 59 | 71 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 8:27PM1.68m | 8:49AM1.44m | 9:03PM1.68m | 9:24AM1.51m | 9:38PM1.65m | 10:00AM1.57m | 10:15PM1.59m | 10:38AM1.61m | 10:55PM1.51m | 11:21AM1.64m | 11:39PM1.41m | 12:09PM1.64m | 00:30AM1.31m | ||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM0.08m | 2:34PM0.10m | 3:04AM0.04m | 3:15PM0.09m | 3:38AM0.02m | 3:57PM0.09m | 4:14AM0.03m | 4:43PM0.12m | 4:52AM0.05m | 5:33PM0.16m | 5:35AM0.08m | 6:30PM0.21m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | 7:37 | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 12 | 35 | 26 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 59 | 71 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | SE 8 | SE 12 | — | E 5 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 24 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | E 9 | ENE 5 | S 5 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | S 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 16 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 70 | 216 | 327 | 330 | 497 | 372 | 164 | 330 | 1145 | 1179 | 1179 | 1504 | 118 | 294 | 0 | 21 |
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