Cape May Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Cape May 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 07:09 AM and sunset is at 07:07 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Icy conditions (max 12°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Mon night, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Fri night, min 4°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, strong winds from the SE by Sat morning).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
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
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PM
night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
6:48AM1.42m
7:14PM1.34m
7:31AM1.49m
7:54PM1.46m
8:12AM1.54m
8:32PM1.56m
8:52AM1.55m
9:11PM1.63m
9:35AM1.53m
9:52PM1.67m
10:20AM1.48m
10:37PM1.67m
11:11AM1.40m
11:27PM1.63m
12:07PM1.32m
00:24AM1.57m
1:08PM1.26m
1:26AM1.50m
2:12PM1.21m
2:31AM1.44m
3:18PM1.20m
3:39AM1.41m
4:26PM1.24m
4:48AM1.41m
5:31PM1.32m
5:52AM1.44m
6:29PM1.42m
6:46AM1.48m
7:18PM1.52m
Low Tide
12:49PM0.01m
1:04AM0.02m
1:31PM-0.08m
1:51AM-0.06m
2:11PM-0.14m
2:37AM-0.12m
2:51PM-0.17m
3:22AM-0.16m
3:31PM-0.18m
4:07AM-0.16m
4:11PM-0.15m
4:53AM-0.12m
4:54PM-0.09m
5:43AM-0.05m
5:41PM0.00m
6:41AM0.04m
6:37PM0.11m
7:51AM0.12m
7:51PM0.19m
9:07AM0.13m
9:11PM0.20m
10:15AM0.10m
10:21PM0.16m
11:12AM0.04m
11:22PM0.09m
12:03PM-0.02m
00:16AM0.02m
12:49PM-0.07m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1
S
4
1.4
S
6
1.1
SSE
10
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
W
4
0.6
WNW
3
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
S
3
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.5
S
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.3
SE
9
0.8
S
4
0.7
SSW
3
0.7
SW
4
1
WNW
4
1
WNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.5
N
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.1
NE
2
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
3
0.9
SE
4
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
light rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy rain
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
40
S
45
S
45
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
N
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
10
NW
15
SSW
30
S
40
SW
25
NNW
5
SSW
35
S
25
SW
30
SW
45
NW
45
NW
35
NW
35
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNE
15
E
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
40
SE
45
ESE
50
ESE
25
SW
20
SW
25
S
25
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
35
W
30
W
30
W
 mm 
5
5
9
11
7
6
4
12
1
1
max°C
11
11
12
1
4
3
-1
0
3
4
6
8
7
11
12
6
8
7
12
18
11
2
5
4
-2
4
4
1
2
5
7
9
12
13
14
14
12
12
12
3
6
6
6
4
5
5
11
Moonrise
5:57
6:23
6:47
7:12
7:37
8:06
8:41
9:23
10:15
11:18
12:27
1:40
2:52
4:01
5:08
6:13
Moonset
4:42
5:51
7:00
8:11
9:24
10:40
11:57
1:12
2:19
3:16
4:02
4:38
5:08
5:34
5:57
Sunrise
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:05
7:03
7:01
7:00
6:58
6:56
6:54
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:46
Sunset
7:07
7:07
7:08
7:09
7:10
7:12
7:12
7:13
7:14
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:17
7:19
7:20
7:21
Today's sea temperature in Cape May is
4.7° C
(Statistics for 16 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 3.8 max: 6.5 min: 1.4°C)
Issued (local time): 7 am Monday 16 Mar 2026
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