Cape May Canal, Cape May Bay Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Cape May Canal, Cape May Bay Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 07:16 AM and sunset is at 04:58 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Icy conditions (max 9°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 29mm) on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri night, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
3:38PM1.06m
4:15AM1.34m
4:36PM1.04m
5:08AM1.39m
5:30PM1.04m
5:57AM1.44m
6:20PM1.07m
6:43AM1.50m
7:05PM1.11m
7:26AM1.55m
7:47PM1.15m
8:06AM1.58m
8:26PM1.20m
8:45AM1.60m
9:04PM1.24m
9:22AM1.60m
9:42PM1.28m
10:01AM1.58m
10:22PM1.32m
10:41AM1.53m
11:04PM1.36m
11:23AM1.46m
11:51PM1.40m
Low Tide
9:38AM0.20m
9:37PM0.12m
10:36AM0.19m
10:28PM0.12m
11:32AM0.16m
11:17PM0.10m
12:21PM0.11m
00:04AM0.06m
1:05PM0.06m
00:49AM0.01m
1:45PM0.02m
1:31AM-0.03m
2:21PM-0.02m
2:11AM-0.06m
2:57PM-0.05m
2:51AM-0.08m
3:33PM-0.07m
3:32AM-0.09m
4:10PM-0.09m
4:15AM-0.07m
4:49PM-0.10m
5:02AM-0.05m
5:31PM-0.10m
5:54AM-0.01m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
S
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
3
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
W
4
0.9
W
4
1
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.7
SSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.1
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.5
E
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SE
10
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
 km/h
25
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
35
SW
20
SW
25
S
20
SW
45
WNW
40
W
45
W
45
WNW
25
W
35
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
NW
5
WSW
40
NNW
30
NW
20
WNW
25
SSW
20
WSW
30
NW
15
WNW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
W
20
NNW
5
NW
15
ESE
30
E
20
S
10
SSW
 mm 
2
3
3
7
12
max°C
3
4
5
6
8
7
9
9
7
0
1
-3
-2
0
2
4
3
6
0
1
0
-5
-4
0
1
1
-1
2
4
5
3
4
3
7
8
9
Moonrise
2:02
3:03
4:05
5:03
5:57
6:45
7:26
8:00
8:29
8:55
9:18
9:41
Moonset
12:03
12:34
1:12
1:57
2:50
3:50
4:54
6:01
7:07
8:14
9:20
10:27
Sunrise
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:15
7:15
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:11
Sunset
4:58
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:01
5:04
5:05
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:09
Today's sea temperature in Cape May Canal, Cape May Bay is
4.0° C
(Statistics for 12 Jan 1981-2005 – mean: 5.0 max: 7.6 min: 2.5°C)
Issued (local time): 6 am Monday 12 Jan 2026
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