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The Cove Cape May surf break

The Cove Cape May surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 15 Jan 2025 EST
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The Cove Cape May surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cove Cape May sea temperature is
3.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Cove Cape May this week:

The surf forecast for The Cove Cape May over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jan 19) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 7s. 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 12 days are 0.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jan 19) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jan 15) at 7AM.

Wave TypeTime (EST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10AM (Sun 19th Jan)2.5ft (0.7m) 9s
Best Surf10AM (Sun 19th Jan)2.5ft (0.7m) 9s
Most Powerful 1PM (Sun 19th Jan)3ft (0.9m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Cove Cape May over the next 12 days.

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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.6
SSW
0.3
S
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.4
SSW
1
S
1
S
0.6
S
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.5
SE
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.6
WNW
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.2
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
Period(s) (?)11101315143514835569999441218163339910109988888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1083448541241492371113843636383659853349202025181023
Wind
(km/h)
45
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
30
WNW
15
SW
25
SW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
40
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
NNW
35
NW
30
NNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossononcrosscrosscrossonononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:47AM
1.62
9:16PM
1.21
9:28AM
1.55
9:59PM
1.19
10:07AM
1.46
10:41PM
1.18
10:47AM
1.35
11:24PM
1.16
11:27AM
1.24
12:09AM
1.15
12:10PM
1.12
12:56AM
1.15
12:57PM
1.02
1:49AM
1.16
1:52PM
0.94
2:45AM
1.19
2:55PM
0.90
3:41AM
1.25
3:57PM
0.89
4:35AM
1.33
4:55PM
0.92
5:24AM
1.42
5:46PM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:11AM
-0.12
3:06PM
-0.14
2:56AM
-0.08
3:47PM
-0.11
3:41AM
-0.02
4:27PM
-0.05
4:25AM
0.05
5:05PM
0.01
5:11AM
0.12
5:43PM
0.06
6:01AM
0.19
6:21PM
0.12
6:56AM
0.24
7:03PM
0.16
7:56AM
0.26
7:50PM
0.18
8:59AM
0.26
8:42PM
0.18
9:59AM
0.22
9:36PM
0.15
10:53AM
0.16
10:29PM
0.10
11:42AM
0.08
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
Sunrise-7:16--7:16--7:16--7:15--7:15--7:13--7:13--7:13--7:13--7:11--7:11--7:11-
Sunset--5:00--5:01--5:02--5:04--5:05--5:06--5:07--5:08--5:09--5:10--5:12--5:13
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Rain (mm)
-----------22-----------------------
Temp. °C-2-3-1-4-122134885220-5-6-9-10-8-11-7-5-4020-3-4-7-5-2-123
Feels °C (?)-14-14-12-13-8-3-5-5-2-3132-4-5-8-17-19-22-21-20-21-16-14-10-7-5-8-12-14-17-14-12-10-6-5

Short Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Icy conditions (max 8°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

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Information about the The Cove Cape May Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for The Cove Cape May provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at The Cove Cape May can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our The Cove Cape May surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (The Cove Cape May) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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