What are the current surf conditions at Cape May Avenue?

Cape May Avenue currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Cape May Avenue?

The best time to surf Cape May Avenue is typically when swell comes from the SE direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Cape May Avenue Surf Report & Forecast

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🌬️ WIND

5
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🌊 SWELL

2.2
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SWELL
HEIGHT

2.2ft

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PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

7kt

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AIR TEMP

6°C

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SECONDARY
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0.2ft @
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0mm

SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Sweet 2.2ft waves with wind swell (short period) with very light winds Note: winds from NW would be better.

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Thursday

Apr 9

FAIR5 good hours

🌊 1.4-3.1ft 💨 5-9kt 🌡️ 5-7°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	5s	ENE	9kt	ESE	10kt	5°C	7°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	2.1ft	6s	ENE	8kt	ESE	9kt	5°C	7°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	2.1ft	6s	E	7kt	ESE	8kt	5°C	7°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	E	8kt	ESE	8kt	5°C	7°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	E	8kt	ESE	8kt	5°C	7°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	2.3ft	6s	E	8kt	ESE	9kt	5°C	7°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	6s	E	8kt	ESE	9kt	5°C	7°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	6s	E	7kt	ESE	9kt	5°C	7°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	6s	E	7kt	ESE	8kt	6°C	7°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	6s	E	6kt	ESE	8kt	6°C	7°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	5s	E	5kt	ESE	7kt	6°C	7°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	5s	E	5kt	E	6kt	6°C	7°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	E	5kt	ESE	6kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	E	6kt	ESE	7kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	7s	E	7kt	ESE	8kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	E	7kt	ESE	8kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	E	8kt	SE	9kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	6s	ESE	8kt	SE	10kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	ESE	8kt	SE	10kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	ESE	8kt	SE	10kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	ESE	8kt	SE	10kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	2.1ft	8s	ESE	9kt	SSE	10kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	2.6ft	9s	ESE	9kt	SSE	11kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	10s	ESE	9kt	SSE	11kt	7°C	8°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

EXCELLENT9 excellent hours

🌊 3.2-4.0ft 💨 5-17kt 🌡️ 7-9°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	10s	ESE	8kt	SSE	9kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	10s	ESE	7kt	S	8kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.3ft	10s	ESE	6kt	S	6kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	10s	ESE	6kt	S	6kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	10s	ESE	5kt	SSW	6kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	10s	ESE	5kt	SSW	5kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.7ft	10s	ESE	6kt	SSW	6kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	10s	ESE	6kt	SSW	6kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	10s	ESE	7kt	SSW	7kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	10s	ESE	8kt	SSW	8kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	3.9ft	10s	ESE	9kt	SSW	9kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	4ft	10s	ESE	9kt	SSW	10kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	4ft	10s	ESE	10kt	SSW	12kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	4ft	10s	ESE	11kt	SSW	14kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	3.9ft	10s	ESE	12kt	SSW	15kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	4ft	10s	ESE	12kt	SSW	17kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	4ft	10s	ESE	13kt	SSW	19kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	4ft	10s	ESE	14kt	SSW	21kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	4ft	10s	ESE	14kt	SSW	22kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	4ft	10s	ESE	15kt	SSW	24kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	4ft	10s	ESE	15kt	SSW	25kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	3.9ft	10s	ESE	16kt	SSW	26kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	3.9ft	10s	ESE	16kt	SSW	27kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	3.8ft	10s	ESE	17kt	SSW	28kt	9°C	8°C	0mm

Saturday

Apr 11

EXCELLENT8 excellent hours

🌊 3.3-3.7ft 💨 4-18kt 🌡️ 8-9°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	3.7ft	10s	ESE	17kt	SW	29kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	3.7ft	10s	ESE	17kt	SW	29kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	3.7ft	10s	ESE	18kt	SW	30kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	3.7ft	10s	ESE	15kt	WSW	24kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	3.7ft	10s	ESE	12kt	WSW	18kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	3.6ft	10s	ESE	10kt	W	12kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	3.6ft	10s	ESE	12kt	WNW	16kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	3.6ft	10s	ESE	15kt	NW	20kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	3.5ft	10s	ESE	18kt	NNW	25kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	3.5ft	10s	ESE	15kt	N	21kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	3.5ft	11s	ESE	12kt	N	17kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	11s	ESE	10kt	NNE	14kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	11s	ESE	9kt	NNE	12kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	10s	ESE	8kt	NE	10kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	10s	ESE	7kt	ENE	8kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	10s	ESE	6kt	ENE	7kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	10s	ESE	5kt	ENE	6kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	10s	ESE	4kt	ENE	4kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	10s	ESE	4kt	ESE	5kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	10s	ESE	5kt	S	5kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	3.3ft	10s	ESE	5kt	SW	6kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	10s	ESE	6kt	WSW	7kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	10s	ESE	7kt	WSW	8kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3.5ft	10s	ESE	8kt	W	9kt	8°C	8°C	0mm

Sunday

Apr 12

GOOD3 excellent hours

🌊 2.4-3.5ft 💨 6-17kt 🌡️ 8-9°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	10s	ESE	8kt	WNW	9kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	10s	ESE	7kt	NNW	8kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	10s	ESE	7kt	N	8kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	10s	ESE	7kt	NNE	7kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	10s	ESE	7kt	ENE	7kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	10s	ESE	6kt	E	6kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	10s	ESE	6kt	E	7kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	10s	ESE	6kt	ESE	7kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	10s	ESE	7kt	ESE	7kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	10s	ESE	6kt	SE	7kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	10s	E	6kt	SE	7kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	10s	E	6kt	SSE	7kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	3ft	10s	E	7kt	SSE	9kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	3ft	10s	E	8kt	S	11kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	10s	ESE	9kt	S	12kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	10s	E	10kt	S	15kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	10s	E	11kt	S	17kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	10s	E	12kt	S	20kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	10s	E	13kt	S	22kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	10s	E	15kt	S	24kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	10s	E	16kt	S	26kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	10s	E	16kt	S	28kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	10s	E	16kt	S	29kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	10s	E	17kt	S	31kt	9°C	8°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 13

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.0-3.1ft 💨 13-25kt 🌡️ 9-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	10s	E	18kt	S	34kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	10s	E	19kt	SSW	37kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	10s	E	20kt	SSW	40kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	10s	E	22kt	SSW	41kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2ft	10s	E	23kt	SSW	42kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	10s	E	25kt	SSW	43kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	10s	E	23kt	SSW	39kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	E	21kt	SW	36kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	10s	E	20kt	SW	33kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	10s	E	18kt	SW	29kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	9s	E	17kt	SW	25kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	9s	E	15kt	SW	21kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	9s	ESE	17kt	SW	24kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	ESE	18kt	SSW	26kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	ESE	19kt	SSW	28kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	E	19kt	SSW	27kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	E	18kt	SW	25kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	E	18kt	SW	24kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	ESE	17kt	SW	23kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	ESE	16kt	SW	22kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	ESE	15kt	SW	20kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	SE	15kt	SW	18kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	SSE	14kt	SW	17kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	6s	S	13kt	SW	15kt	12°C	8°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 14

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.0-3.0ft 💨 11-17kt 🌡️ 11-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	3ft	6s	S	13kt	WSW	14kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	3ft	6s	S	12kt	WSW	13kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	6s	S	12kt	WSW	12kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	6s	S	12kt	WSW	12kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	6s	S	12kt	WSW	12kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	6s	S	12kt	SW	12kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	6s	S	12kt	SW	12kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	6s	S	12kt	WSW	12kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	6s	S	12kt	WSW	12kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	6s	S	12kt	WSW	12kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	6s	S	11kt	WSW	11kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	6s	S	11kt	SW	11kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2ft	7s	SSE	13kt	SW	14kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	8s	SE	15kt	SW	18kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	10s	ESE	17kt	SSW	21kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	10s	ESE	17kt	SSW	21kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	10s	ESE	17kt	SSW	21kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	10s	ESE	17kt	SSW	20kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	10s	ESE	16kt	SSW	18kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	ESE	14kt	SW	16kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	ESE	13kt	SW	13kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	SE	13kt	SW	13kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	SSE	12kt	SW	12kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	5s	S	11kt	SW	11kt	12°C	9°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 15

POOR2 good hours

🌊 0.8-2.2ft 💨 5-18kt 🌡️ 12-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	5s	S	10kt	WSW	10kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	2.1ft	5s	S	9kt	WSW	9kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	5s	S	7kt	W	8kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	5s	S	7kt	W	7kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	5s	S	6kt	W	6kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	5s	S	5kt	W	5kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	5s	S	6kt	WSW	6kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	5s	S	6kt	WSW	6kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	5s	S	7kt	WSW	7kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	SSE	8kt	SW	8kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	SE	9kt	SW	9kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	10kt	SSW	10kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SSW	12kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	12kt	SSW	13kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	13kt	SSW	14kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	13kt	SSW	16kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	14kt	SSW	18kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	14kt	SSW	20kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	15kt	SSW	22kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	16kt	SSW	23kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	16kt	SSW	24kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	17kt	SSW	27kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	18kt	SSW	30kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	18kt	SSW	33kt	12°C	9°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:2.9ft @ 8s

Wind Conditions:5-17kt ESE

Water Temperature:7-8°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Cape May Avenue, NJ, is an exposed sandbar break with consistent surf year-round. It works with both windswells and groundswells, with the optimal swell direction from the southeast. The best conditions occur when a southeast swell meets offshore northwest winds, particularly in winter, with November offering the most consistent clean waves. The break can get crowded, and surfers should be cautious of rips and rocks.

Best Swell Direction: SE

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSE

Ideal Wind DirectionNW

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