What are the current surf conditions at The Cove?

The Cove 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 The Cove?

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

The Cove Surf Report & Forecast

Lower Township, New Jersey

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🌬️ WIND

6
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🌊 SWELL

0.3
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HEIGHT

0.3ft

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PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

8kt

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AIR TEMP

7°C

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0.2ft @
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SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Tiny waves under 1ft with quality 9s ground swell and gentle offshore winds keeping it clean Note: winds from NNE would be better.

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Thursday

Apr 9

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-0.8ft 💨 6-10kt 🌡️ 5-9°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	E	9kt	ESE	11kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	E	8kt	ESE	10kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	ESE	8kt	ESE	9kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	SE	8kt	ESE	9kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	SE	8kt	ESE	9kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	5s	SE	8kt	ESE	10kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	6s	SE	7kt	ESE	9kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	7s	SE	7kt	ESE	9kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	8s	SE	7kt	ESE	8kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	8s	SE	7kt	SE	8kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	9s	SE	6kt	SE	8kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	9s	SE	6kt	SE	8kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	9s	SE	7kt	SE	8kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	SE	8kt	SE	9kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	SE	8kt	SE	9kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	SE	9kt	SE	10kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	7s	SE	10kt	SE	10kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	SE	10kt	SE	10kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	SE	10kt	SE	11kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	SE	10kt	SE	12kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	SE	10kt	SE	12kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	SE	10kt	SE	12kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	SE	10kt	SE	12kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SE	10kt	SSE	12kt	9°C	9°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

POOR3 good hours

🌊 0.7-1.2ft 💨 5-17kt 🌡️ 9-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	SE	9kt	SSE	11kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	SE	8kt	SSE	10kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	SE	7kt	SSE	9kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	SE	6kt	S	8kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	SE	5kt	SSW	7kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	10s	SE	5kt	SSW	5kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	10s	SE	5kt	SSW	6kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	10s	SE	5kt	SW	6kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	10s	SE	6kt	SW	6kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	10s	SE	6kt	SSW	7kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	10s	SE	6kt	SSW	7kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	10s	SE	6kt	S	8kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	10s	SE	8kt	S	9kt	11°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	11s	SE	9kt	S	10kt	11°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	11s	SE	10kt	SSE	11kt	11°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	11s	SE	12kt	SSE	15kt	11°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	11s	SE	15kt	SSE	18kt	11°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	11s	SE	17kt	SSE	21kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	11s	SE	16kt	SSE	21kt	11°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	11s	SE	16kt	S	21kt	11°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	11s	SE	15kt	S	21kt	11°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	11s	SE	14kt	S	21kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	11s	SE	13kt	S	21kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	SE	12kt	SSW	22kt	11°C	11°C	0mm

Saturday

Apr 11

POOR3 good hours

🌊 0.7-0.8ft 💨 5-17kt 🌡️ 10-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	SE	12kt	SSW	22kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	SE	12kt	SW	22kt	12°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	SE	12kt	SW	23kt	12°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SE	11kt	WSW	20kt	12°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	6s	SSE	10kt	W	18kt	12°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	3s	S	9kt	WNW	16kt	12°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	6s	SSE	12kt	WNW	19kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	SE	15kt	NW	22kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	SE	17kt	NNW	25kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	SE	17kt	NNW	24kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	SE	16kt	NNW	22kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	SE	16kt	NNW	20kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	SE	14kt	NW	19kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	SE	13kt	NW	17kt	12°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	SE	12kt	WNW	16kt	12°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	SE	11kt	NW	15kt	13°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	SE	11kt	NW	15kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	SE	10kt	NW	15kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	SE	10kt	N	13kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	SE	9kt	ENE	11kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	SE	8kt	ESE	10kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	0.7ft	10s	SE	7kt	ESE	8kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	0.7ft	10s	SE	6kt	SE	7kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	0.7ft	10s	SE	5kt	SSE	5kt	10°C	11°C	0mm

Sunday

Apr 12

POOR5 good hours

🌊 0.6-0.7ft 💨 3-20kt 🌡️ 9-11°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	10s	SE	5kt	SSE	5kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	10s	SE	5kt	SE	5kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	10s	SE	5kt	SE	5kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	10s	SE	4kt	ESE	4kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	10s	SE	4kt	E	4kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	10s	SE	3kt	ENE	3kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	10s	SE	4kt	E	5kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	10s	SE	5kt	ESE	6kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	10s	SE	6kt	SE	7kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	10s	SE	7kt	SSE	9kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	10s	SE	8kt	SSE	11kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	10s	SE	9kt	S	12kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	SE	12kt	SSE	15kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	SE	15kt	SSE	18kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	SE	17kt	SSE	20kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SE	18kt	SSE	21kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	SE	19kt	SSE	23kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	SSE	20kt	SSE	24kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	SSE	19kt	SSE	25kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	SSE	19kt	SSE	27kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	SSE	18kt	S	29kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	SSE	18kt	S	30kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	SSE	18kt	S	31kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	SSE	18kt	S	32kt	11°C	12°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 13

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.3-0.6ft 💨 12-19kt 🌡️ 12-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	SE	18kt	S	31kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	SE	17kt	S	30kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	SE	17kt	SSW	29kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	SE	18kt	SSW	30kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	SE	18kt	SSW	31kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	SE	19kt	SSW	32kt	14°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	SE	19kt	SW	31kt	14°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	SE	18kt	SW	30kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	SE	18kt	SW	29kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	SE	17kt	SW	28kt	14°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	SE	16kt	SW	27kt	15°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	SE	15kt	WSW	25kt	15°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	SE	15kt	SW	26kt	16°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	SE	15kt	SW	26kt	16°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	SE	16kt	SW	27kt	17°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	SE	15kt	SW	26kt	17°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	SSE	14kt	WSW	25kt	17°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	13kt	WSW	24kt	18°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	SSE	13kt	WSW	23kt	17°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	SE	13kt	SW	22kt	17°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	SE	13kt	SW	21kt	17°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	SE	12kt	SW	20kt	17°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	SSE	12kt	WSW	19kt	17°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	12kt	WSW	18kt	16°C	13°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 14

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.5-0.7ft 💨 7-11kt 🌡️ 14-19°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	11kt	WSW	16kt	16°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	10kt	WSW	14kt	15°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	9kt	WSW	12kt	15°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	9kt	WSW	12kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	9kt	SW	13kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	10kt	SW	14kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	10kt	SW	14kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	9kt	WSW	13kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSE	9kt	WSW	13kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	9kt	WSW	12kt	15°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	9kt	WSW	11kt	16°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	9kt	WSW	10kt	16°C	13°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	S	8kt	WSW	10kt	17°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	S	7kt	WSW	10kt	18°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	S	7kt	SW	10kt	19°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	S	8kt	WSW	11kt	19°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	S	8kt	WSW	13kt	19°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSE	9kt	WSW	14kt	19°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	9kt	WSW	12kt	19°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	S	9kt	WSW	11kt	19°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	S	9kt	SW	9kt	19°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	S	9kt	WSW	9kt	18°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	S	8kt	WSW	8kt	18°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	S	8kt	WSW	8kt	17°C	13°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 15

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.3-0.7ft 💨 3-15kt 🌡️ 15-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	S	7kt	W	7kt	16°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	S	6kt	WNW	6kt	16°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	5s	S	4kt	NNW	4kt	15°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	5s	S	4kt	WNW	4kt	15°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	5s	S	3kt	WSW	3kt	15°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	5s	S	3kt	SW	3kt	15°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	S	4kt	SW	4kt	15°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	S	5kt	SW	5kt	15°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	S	6kt	SW	6kt	16°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	S	6kt	SSW	6kt	16°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	6kt	SSW	6kt	17°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	6kt	S	7kt	17°C	13°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	8kt	S	8kt	17°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	9kt	SSE	10kt	17°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	11kt	SSE	12kt	17°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSE	11kt	SSE	13kt	17°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSE	12kt	SSE	13kt	17°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SSE	12kt	S	14kt	17°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSW	13kt	S	16kt	16°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	SW	14kt	S	18kt	16°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	WSW	15kt	S	20kt	16°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	SW	15kt	S	22kt	16°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	SSW	15kt	S	23kt	16°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SSE	15kt	S	24kt	17°C	13°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:0.7ft @ 9s

Wind Conditions:5-17kt ESE

Water Temperature:9-11°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

The Cove in Cape May, New Jersey, is a fairly exposed point break that offers consistent surf and can work throughout the year. It performs best when southeast swells align with offshore winds from the north-northeast, and the spot benefits from some shelter from easterly winds. The break picks up both windswells and groundswells and delivers rideable waves at all stages of the tide. Surf quality is generally reliable, but when it’s firing, expect crowds. Hazards include rocks and man-made obstacles such as buoys, so caution is advised. The most favorable conditions for clean, consistent waves occur during autumn, with September being the standout month for surf at this location.

Best Swell Direction: W

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 DirectionNNE

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