The surf forecast is 1+ ft and fairly clean right now for Cape May, NJ
- WEATHER - LIVENearby Wind Station CMAN4 - Cape May, NJ49° WNW @ 21 → 28mph
- LOW / HIGH TIDEThe closest low and high tides to now.3:40am / 9:50am
- BUOY FORECASTNo active nearby Buoys. Using current forecast data.SE
1.6ft @ 6s
- WATER TEMPNo nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.55° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3+)
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
SUN 3
MON 4
TUE 5
WED 6
THU 7
2pm
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 1-2 ft and clean at 2pm on Sat 5/2
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Low Tide 0.9 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Sunday, May 3
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2 ftcleanNW20mph1.7ft6sSE12pm 1 ftfairNW22mph1.4ft7sSE6pm 1 ftfairWNW14mph2ft8sESE - Monday, May 4
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1+ ftchoppySW20mph1.4ft9sESE12pm 1+ ftchoppySSW10mph2.3ft5sS6pm 1+ ftchoppySSW11mph2.8ft5sS - Tuesday, May 5
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2+ ftchoppySSW17mph3.6ft6sS12pm 2-3 ftchoppySSW16mph3.7ft6sS6pm 2-3+ ftchoppyS25mph5.2ft6sS - Wednesday, May 6
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3+ ftchoppySSW21mph4.8ft6sS12pm 2-3+ ftchoppySSW22mph4.5ft6sS6pm 2-3+ ftchoppySSW19mph4.4ft6sSSE - Best Surf Trip
- Thursday, May 7
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2+ ftcleanNNW9mph3ft6sSSE12pm 2 ftcleanNE8mph2.6ft6sSSE6pm 1-2 ftcleanNNW10mph2.5ft6sSE
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North to North-North-West, and was updated May 3, 2026 @ 3:09am.
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