The surf forecast is 1 ft and slightly choppy right now for Cape May, NJ

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    72° S @ 10 → 13mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    9:11pm / 2:54pm
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SE1ft @ 9s
  • WATER TEMP
    71° Spring Suit

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
WED 8
THU 9
FRI 10
SAT 11
SUN 12
4pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and choppy at 4pm on Wed 7/8
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDSE 7 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSE (133) 1 ft @ 9 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYENE (72) 1.7 ft @ 6 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing High Tide,4.2 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Wednesday, Jul 8
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    NNE
    6mph
    1ft
    9s
    SE
    12pm
    1 ft
    clean
    NW
    1mph
    1.1ft
    9s
    SE
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    SE
    9mph
    1ft
    9s
    SE
  • Thursday, Jul 9
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1-2 ft
    choppy
    S
    7mph
    1.7ft
    7s
    E
    12pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    11mph
    1.8ft
    8s
    SE
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    15mph
    1.4ft
    7s
    E
  • Friday, Jul 10
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    choppy
    W
    10mph
    1.4ft
    9s
    E
    12pm
    1+ ft
    clean
    WNW
    8mph
    1.9ft
    6s
    SSE
    6pm
    1+ ft
    clean
    SSE
    4mph
    1.8ft
    6s
    SSE
  • Saturday, Jul 11
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    NW
    7mph
    1.4ft
    7s
    SSE
    12pm
    1 ft
    clean
    WNW
    5mph
    1.4ft
    7s
    SSE
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    E
    10mph
    1.4ft
    7s
    SSE
  • Sunday, Jul 12
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    fair
    ENE
    10mph
    1.1ft
    7s
    SSE
    12pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    E
    13mph
    2.2ft
    5s
    E
    6pm
    2+ ft
    choppy
    E
    15mph
    3.2ft
    6s
    E
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North to North-North-West, and was updated Jul 8, 2026 @ 3:15pm.
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