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 07:16 AM and sunset is at 04:42 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 7mm) on Fri night. Icy conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Icy conditions (max 10°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
10:20AM1.39m
10:59PM1.16m
11:07AM1.35m
11:48PM1.20m
11:58AM1.30m
00:38AM1.26m
12:52PM1.26m
1:31AM1.33m
1:50PM1.23m
2:28AM1.41m
2:54PM1.20m
3:29AM1.48m
4:01PM1.21m
4:31AM1.57m
5:08PM1.25m
5:32AM1.64m
6:09PM1.30m
6:29AM1.70m
7:04PM1.36m
7:22AM1.73m
7:57PM1.39m
8:13AM1.72m
8:49PM1.41m
Low Tide
4:33PM-0.01m
4:32AM0.15m
5:12PM0.00m
5:22AM0.18m
5:57PM0.01m
6:28AM0.19m
6:52PM0.02m
7:44AM0.17m
7:55PM0.00m
8:55AM0.10m
8:56PM-0.03m
9:58AM0.00m
9:55PM-0.08m
10:57AM-0.09m
10:53PM-0.12m
11:55AM-0.17m
11:50PM-0.16m
12:50PM-0.24m
00:47AM-0.20m
1:43PM-0.29m
1:42AM-0.21m
2:33PM-0.30m
2:34AM-0.20m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.1
SE
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
ESE
2
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
E
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.3
ESE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.5
S
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
W
4
1.2
W
5
1.2
W
5
1
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.7
SW
4
0.6
W
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.1
SE
12
0
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
NW
2
0.5
N
3
0.3
NE
2
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light rain
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
 km/h
35
NNW
25
NNW
5
ENE
30
SSW
20
WNW
30
NNW
15
NE
20
ESE
25
SE
35
ENE
30
NE
15
NNE
5
WNW
15
S
30
SSW
35
SW
40
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
25
W
35
WSW
25
W
30
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NE
5
S
10
S
15
NNW
25
NNE
25
NE
15
E
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
W
 mm 
1
6
2
4
2
2
1
max°C
4
5
3
5
6
2
0
0
6
5
3
-1
0
3
9
10
6
0
-1
1
1
5
5
0
-4
-3
-3
1
3
2
-4
-3
4
3
4
4
Moonrise
10:25
10:50
11:13
11:36
12:01
12:30
1:05
1:48
2:43
3:50
5:05
6:23
Moonset
9:15
10:20
11:27
12:35
1:47
3:02
4:20
5:38
6:48
7:48
8:35
Sunrise
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
Sunset
4:42
4:43
4:43
4:44
4:45
4:45
4:45
4:46
4:47
4:49
4:49
4:50
Today's sea temperature in Cape May is
5.9° C
(Statistics for 24 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 7.1 max: 9.4 min: 5.0°C)
Issued (local time): 6 am Wednesday 24 Dec 2025
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