The surf forecast is 1 ft and semi clean/textured right now for Cape May, NJ

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    93° W @ 0 → 2mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    3:08pm / 9:48pm
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SE1.1ft @ 9s
  • WATER TEMP
    75° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
WED 15
THU 16
FRI 17
SAT 18
SUN 19
4pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and fair at 4pm on Wed 7/15
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDW 9 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSE (128) 1.1 ft @ 9 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYSSE (165) 1 ft @ 5 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Low Tide,0.5 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Wednesday, Jul 15
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    16mph
    1.3ft
    9s
    SE
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    W
    11mph
    1.1ft
    9s
    SE
    6pm
    1 ft
    fair
    WNW
    8mph
    1ft
    9s
    SE
  • Thursday, Jul 16
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    NE
    6mph
    1.6ft
    5s
    SSE
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    SW
    5mph
    1.4ft
    5s
    SSE
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    fair
    S
    9mph
    0.7ft
    8s
    SE
  • Friday, Jul 17
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    NNE
    6mph
    1.5ft
    5s
    SSE
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    clean
    NE
    6mph
    1.4ft
    5s
    S
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    ESE
    8mph
    0.7ft
    8s
    SE
  • Saturday, Jul 18
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    fair
    ESE
    5mph
    0.7ft
    8s
    SE
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    E
    10mph
    0.7ft
    8s
    SE
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    10mph
    2.3ft
    5s
    SSE
  • Sunday, Jul 19
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1-2 ft
    choppy
    SW
    16mph
    2.8ft
    5s
    S
    12pm
    2 ft
    fair
    WNW
    14mph
    2.9ft
    7s
    SSE
    6pm
    1-2 ft
    clean
    NNW
    16mph
    2.4ft
    7s
    SSE
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North to North-North-West, and was updated Jul 15, 2026 @ 9:05am.
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