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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 1 am Tuesday 15 Apr 2025 EDT
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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
9.6° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal 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 (Apr 20) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m 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 12 days are 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Apr 19) at 11AM. 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 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Apr 16) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Sun 20th Apr)2.5ft (0.8m) 7s
Best Surf 2AM (Sun 20th Apr)2.5ft (0.8m) 7s
Most Powerful11AM (Sat 19th Apr)4ft (1.2m) 6s

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

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Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.8
W
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.4
WNW
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.6
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
S
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
S
0.4
SSE
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.1
E
0.2
SSE
0.1
E
1.7
ENE
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)77444993993666777665345687677146138101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3829434819333338861016667412473531429213220252344444327669768496
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
40
WNW
40
W
45
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
W
10
S
25
S
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
NW
5
NNE
20
NNW
20
N
10
NW
10
SW
10
S
30
ESE
40
E
20
ENE
20
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
N
5
NNE
10
SE
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
1.23
10:28PM
1.52
10:46AM
1.16
11:03PM
1.49
11:22AM
1.09
11:42PM
1.45
12:03PM
1.03
12:27AM
1.41
12:52PM
0.99
1:21AM
1.38
1:55PM
0.99
2:25AM
1.38
3:07PM
1.05
3:31AM
1.40
4:14PM
1.16
4:35AM
1.45
5:13PM
1.31
5:33AM
1.50
6:06PM
1.48
6:27AM
1.55
6:56PM
1.66
7:19AM
1.57
7:45PM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:53PM
0.13
4:43AM
0.11
4:24PM
0.18
5:23AM
0.16
4:58PM
0.22
6:07AM
0.21
5:40PM
0.26
6:58AM
0.25
6:32PM
0.29
7:55AM
0.26
7:36PM
0.30
8:55AM
0.23
8:49PM
0.27
9:53AM
0.16
10:00PM
0.20
10:47AM
0.07
11:05PM
0.10
11:37AM
-0.03
12:05AM
-0.02
12:25PM
-0.12
1:00AM
-0.13
1:12PM
-0.19
1:55AM
-0.20
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunrise6:22--6:22--6:20--6:18--6:18--6:16--6:15--6:13--6:11--6:11--6:09--6:07--
Sunset-7:36--7:37--7:37--7:38--7:39--7:40--7:42--7:43--7:44--7:45--7:45--7:46-
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Rain (mm)
14------------1-3----537------------
Temp. °C1514128111071314121616202625151110712128911101111111413101212101013
Feels °C (?)1352-321-1698119152322147738711777771095778810

Short Range Forecast: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

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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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