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

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    72° SSW @ 8 → 10mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    6:25am / 12:38am
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SE1.2ft @ 7s
  • WATER TEMP
    76° Wetsuit Top

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 17
FRI 18
SAT 19
SUN 20
3am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and choppy at 3am on Thu 9/17
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDSSW 10 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSE (124) 1.2 ft @ 7 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYE (85) 1 ft @ 5 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Mid Tide,2.9 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Thursday, Sep 17
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    10mph
    1.4ft
    7s
    ESE
    12pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    S
    13mph
    1.3ft
    8s
    E
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    S
    18mph
    1.3ft
    8s
    E
  • Friday, Sep 18
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    choppy
    W
    9mph
    1.1ft
    7s
    E
    12pm
    1 ft
    clean
    N
    6mph
    1ft
    7s
    E
    6pm
    1 ft
    fair
    E
    7mph
    0.9ft
    7s
    E
  • Saturday, Sep 19
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    clean
    NNE
    12mph
    0.6ft
    11s
    ESE
    12pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    ENE
    16mph
    3.4ft
    5s
    ENE
    6pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    ENE
    14mph
    2.8ft
    5s
    ENE
  • Sunday, Sep 20
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2+ ft
    choppy
    SSE
    19mph
    4ft
    5s
    SE
    12pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    S
    20mph
    4ft
    5s
    SSE
    6pm
    2 ft
    fair
    SSW
    5mph
    3.1ft
    5s
    SSE
  • Monday, Sep 21
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    choppy
    NE
    24mph
    2.3ft
    6s
    SSE
    12pm
    2-3 ft
    choppy
    NE
    22mph
    4.9ft
    6s
    ENE
    6pm
    2-3+ ft
    choppy
    ENE
    20mph
    4.5ft
    6s
    ENE
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North to North-North-West, and was updated Sep 16, 2026 @ 9:13pm.
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