The Cove Cape May Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get into it. This is Rusty, and I've been staring at the charts for The Cove Cape May, and I've got to be straight with you—it's looking pretty flat and quiet for the next couple of weeks. We've got a long dry spell ahead before anything really shows its face.

We start off with nothin' doin'. From Sunday the 5th through to Friday the 10th, it's all poor surf conditions. The swell is tiny, mostly under 3ft, comin' in from the SSE and SE with short, weak periods. The wave energy is pathetic, barely crackin' 60 (16 to 84). The wind is almost always on it, cross-onshore, makin' things choppy or lumpy. Not worth paddlin' out for.

There's a little glimmer on Saturday the 11th mornin'. The wind goes light offshore from the NNW, so it cleans right up. We get a knee-high 2ft from the SSE with an 8-second period, so it's small and weak, but at least it's clean. The combined energy is only 58, so you're workin' for nothin' waves. The Cove is a point break, fairly exposed, and it's optimum direction is SE, so this southerly swell is slightly off, meanin' it won't wrap in as well. A wave for a longboard if you're desperate, but that's about it. It's an intermediate zone, and crowds are often, so expect company on a tiny clean wave.

Then we go dead again. Sunday the 12th through Tuesday the 14th is all poor, with zero scores. The swell stays weak and the wind is messy or cross-onshore.

Now, our one real standout of the whole forecast comes in on Monday, the 13th of July. The finder shows the only surfable rating of the entire run for the mornin'. A gentle offshore breeze from the NE is goin' to keep it clean. We finally see a bump of swell—5ft from the east with an 8-second period. The combined energy jumps up to a moderate 226, which is way more than anything else we've seen. This is the biggest, cleanest, most energetic period of the whole outlook.

Because the swell is 5ft, it's still okay for intermediates, but that with a short period (8s) means it'll be a bit crumbly and not hold its shape perfectly on a point like The Cove. The optimum direction is SE, and this is comin' from the E, so it's a bit offset, but it will still wrap in. Afternoon goes cross-shore and turns to poor, so hit it in the mornin'. This is your one shot.

After that, it's back to the doldrums. The rest of the run from Tuesday the 14th right through to Monday the 20th is all poor conditions. The swell stays small, the wind is junk, and the scores are all zeros. There's nothin' to chase.

So there you have it. A two-week outlook with one decent mornin' on July 13th. The rest is a write-off. You'd be better off doin' somethin' else.

Rusty.

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