The Cove Surf Report & Forecast

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Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
POOR

Surf Height

1-2FT

Knee to thigh

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

3.8FT5s
S174º
0.3FT9s
SE130º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

11KTSSSW

18kts gusts, Onshore

Model Forecast
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Tide

4.6FT

Temperature

76°F

spotName Wind & Weather
81ºF

1mm wetsuit

Tim Kent

South New Jersey Forecast

Tim Kent •

Today

Rebuilding S windswell with onshore southerly winds and textured conditions.

Afternoon Outlook: Building junky thigh-waist+ high surf early afternoon. Stronger southerly winds add increasing afternoon chop and a bit more size late day.

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The Cove Surf Guide

South of Broadway Beach, The Cove is tucked further back within Cape May’s south-facing stretch, allowing it to handle the bigger NE swells that manage to wrap in. When the rest of New Jersey is onshore, The Cove can be really fun if not straight-up firing. A proper, heaving, spitting shorebreak barrel when it’s on, therefore preferring a mid to incoming tide and NE wind, The Cove’s bars regularly benefit from the dredging and pumping of sand that comes with beach nourishment efforts. It maxes o... Read more