Is there a beach cam at Cape May – The Cove?

Yes. The live beach cam for Cape May – The Cove is at the top of this page, next to the wind and wave forecast.

Cape May – The Cove live beach cam & water temperature

Updated 4 Nov, 12:00 UTC

Live cam by Jim Ginn via YouTube

Current conditions

Right now at Cape May – The Cove: 8 kts SSW, gusts 8, 0.3 m waves, water 16 °C.

Wind8 kts

Gusts8 kts

Direction SSW 192°

Waves 0.3 m

Temperature16 °C

🌊 Water temp16 °C

7-day forecast

	Tue 3	Wed 4								Thu 5								Fri 6
	21	00	03	06	09	12	15	18	21	00	03	06	09	12	15	18	21	00	03	06	09	12	15	18
Wind	10	9	8	8	7	9	13	14	14	15	15	14	14	16	18	18	16	15	14	11	7	3	1	2
Gusts	12	11	10	10	8	14	18	18	18	20	18	17	18	21	24	22	19	18	17	11	11	7	5	3
Direction	↑	↑	↑	↑	↑	↑	↑	↑	↑	↑	↑	↑	↑	↑	↑	↑	↑	↑	↑	↑	↑	↑	↑	↑
Waves	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.3
Temperature	17	17	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17
Rain (mm)													0.1			0.3	1	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.1	2	2.5	0.8

Times shown in local time · Wind, waves and water temperature: ECMWF open data (CC BY 4.0) · Tides: EOT20, DGFI-TUM (CC BY 4.0)

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Surf forecast

	Wed 4						Thu 5								Fri 6
	07	10	13	16	19	22	01	04	07	10	13	16	19	22	01	04	07	10	13	16
Surf (est.)	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Primary swell	0.18s↑	0.12s↑	0.13s↑	0.13s↑	0.14s↑	0.14s↑	0.15s↑	0.15s↑	0.16s↑	0.16s↑	0.27s↑	0.27s↑	0.27s↑	0.28s↑	0.28s↑	0.29s↑	0.29s↑	0.29s↑	0.29s↑	0.29s↑
Secondary swell		0.18s↑	0.18s↑	0.18s↑	0.18s↑	0.18s↑	0.18s↑	0.18s↑	0.18s↑	0.18s↑	0.18s↑	0.18s↑	0.18s↑	0.18s↑	0.18s↑	0.18s↑	0.28s↑	0.29s↑	0.29s↑	0.29s↑
Wind waves	0.22s↑	0.25s↑	0.28s↑	0.53s↑	0.43s↑	0.43s↑	0.43s↑	0.43s↑	0.43s↑	0.43s↑	0.49s↑	0.64s↑	0.64s↑	0.64s↑	0.64s↑	0.54s↑	0.45s↑	0.49s↑	0.43s↑	0.44s↑
Waves	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4
Period	7s	8s	8s	3s	3s	3s	3s	4s	5s	5s	4s	4s	4s	6s	7s	7s	8s	8s	8s	8s
Power	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Groundswell	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1

Surf height is estimated from the primary swell for a beach facing it; reefs, sandbanks and the tide change it. Power in kW per metre of coast. Groundswell: waves of 12 s and longer. Swell: NOAA WAVEWATCH III · ECMWF

Wind (kts)Gusts (kts)Waves (m)

Tides (next 48 h)

Sea level from a global model (~8 km grid) — indicative only, not for navigation.

Spot info

Town: Cape May, Cape May County
Water: Sea
Sports: SUP

Cape May sits at the southern tip of New Jersey, where Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic, and the whole town is a National Historic Landmark thanks to its streets of painted Victorian houses. The Cove is the beach at the western end of the Beach Avenue promenade, beside a long rock jetty, with the Cape May Lighthouse visible across the dunes to the west. Because this coast faces south rather than east, it picks up south swells that miss most of the Jersey Shore, and the Cove and the beaches along the promenade are the town's designated surfing beaches, with sandbars shaped by a series of jetties. Summer is usually small and gentle, while autumn hurricanes and winter storms bring proper waves; northerly winds blow offshore. The live cam on this page, published by Jim Ginn, looks over the Cove beach and dunes with the lighthouse in view. Dolphins are often seen just offshore in summer, and the area is famous for bird migration in autumn. Beach tags are required on the guarded beaches from June to September, and swimming should stay near the lifeguard stands, as rip currents form along the jetties. The water is about 4 °C in February and 24 °C in August.

Cape May – The Cove FAQ

Is there a beach cam at Cape May – The Cove?: Yes. The live beach cam for Cape May – The Cove is at the top of this page, next to the wind and wave forecast.

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