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

WEATHER - LIVE
79° SE @ 5 → 6mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE
7:13am / 1:14am
BUOY FORECAST
SE1.1ft @ 9s
WATER TEMP
76° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

WED 19

THU 20

FRI 21

SAT 22

SUN 23

8pm

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 1 ft and choppy at 8pm on Wed 8/19

WINDSSW 7 mph

PRIMARYSE (134) 1.1 ft @ 9 sec

SECONDARYESE (103) 0.8 ft @ 6 sec

TIDE LEVEL

Low Tide,1.3 ft

Forecast Details

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Forecast

History

Wednesday, Aug 19
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1+ ft
clean

WNW

7mph
1.4ft
10s
SE
12pm
1+ ft
clean

WNW

8mph
1.4ft
10s
SE
6pm
1 ft
fair

WSW

5mph
1.1ft
9s
SE

Thursday, Aug 20
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1+ ft
fair

WSW

5mph
1.4ft
9s
SE
12pm
1+ ft
fair

SE

5mph
1.3ft
8s
ESE
6pm
1 ft
clean

W

3mph
1.2ft
8s
ESE

Friday, Aug 21
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
0-1 ft
clean

NNE

9mph
1.1ft
8s
ESE
12pm
1 ft
fair

ENE

7mph
1ft
8s
ESE
6pm
1 ft
clean

NE

5mph
1ft
9s
ESE

Saturday, Aug 22
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1 ft
fair

ESE

4mph
1.1ft
8s
ESE
12pm
0-1 ft
fair

SSE

4mph
1ft
8s
ESE
6pm
1 ft
fair

S

5mph
2ft
4s
SSE

Sunday, Aug 23
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1 ft
clean

NNE

4mph
1ft
8s
ESE
12pm
1 ft
fair

S

5mph
1ft
8s
ESE
6pm
1 ft
fair

SSE

5mph
0.9ft
8s
ESE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1+ ft clean	WNW 7mph	1.4ft 10s SE
12pm	1+ ft clean	WNW 8mph	1.4ft 10s SE
6pm	1 ft fair	WSW 5mph	1.1ft 9s SE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1+ ft fair	WSW 5mph	1.4ft 9s SE
12pm	1+ ft fair	SE 5mph	1.3ft 8s ESE
6pm	1 ft clean	W 3mph	1.2ft 8s ESE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft clean	NNE 9mph	1.1ft 8s ESE
12pm	1 ft fair	ENE 7mph	1ft 8s ESE
6pm	1 ft clean	NE 5mph	1ft 9s ESE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1 ft fair	ESE 4mph	1.1ft 8s ESE
12pm	0-1 ft fair	SSE 4mph	1ft 8s ESE
6pm	1 ft fair	S 5mph	2ft 4s SSE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1 ft clean	NNE 4mph	1ft 8s ESE
12pm	1 ft fair	S 5mph	1ft 8s ESE
6pm	1 ft fair	SSE 5mph	0.9ft 8s ESE

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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North to North-North-West, and was updated Aug 19, 2026 @ 3:18pm.

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