The Cove Surf Report & Forecast
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
0-1FT
Shin to knee
Swell
Wind
4KTSNNE
4kts gusts, Offshore
Tide
Temperature
76°F
1mm wetsuit
South New Jersey Forecast
Tim Kent •Today
Stronger southerly windswell around chest+ high. Still textured this afternoon, but decent surf.
Afternoon Outlook: Winds have trended more side-offshore W/WSW with textured but improving conditions early afternoon. Look for decently fun waves this afternoon, even if it is not perfect. Widespread surf in the waist-chest+ high range with W/WSW side-offshore winds continuing.
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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