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 07:11 AM and sunset is at 04:38 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Icy conditions (max 14°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 7°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
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
6:57PM1.16m
7:12AM1.49m
7:36PM1.17m
7:49AM1.49m
8:15PM1.16m
8:25AM1.48m
8:53PM1.15m
9:01AM1.45m
9:32PM1.14m
9:39AM1.42m
10:14PM1.14m
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
Low Tide
12:39PM0.01m
00:34AM0.07m
1:22PM-0.02m
1:16AM0.06m
2:03PM-0.04m
1:57AM0.07m
2:42PM-0.04m
2:35AM0.08m
3:20PM-0.04m
3:13AM0.09m
3:56PM-0.02m
3:51AM0.12m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
3
1
S
5
1
SSE
9
1.3
W
4
1
W
4
0.5
WNW
3
0.2
SSE
9
0.8
S
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.8
WNW
4
1
WNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.1
SE
10
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.1
N
2
0.1
SW
2
0.3
S
3
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.3
NW
3
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
NNW
2
0.7
NNW
4
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
clear
 km/h
20
SE
20
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSW
55
W
40
WNW
20
WNW
10
S
35
SSW
25
WSW
40
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
10
SSW
40
SSW
30
WSW
20
WNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
NE
15
SSW
25
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
30
W
15
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
NW
10
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
 mm 
10
4
1
5
3
max°C
11
13
14
11
6
0
-1
3
6
7
6
-2
-2
-1
0
3
4
5
2
2
0
4
5
12
17
18
11
7
8
8
9
11
11
9
10
2
Moonrise
6:13
7:11
8:02
8:47
9:25
9:57
10:25
10:50
11:13
11:36
12:01
12:30
Moonset
3:15
4:03
4:58
5:59
7:04
8:09
9:15
10:20
11:27
12:35
1:47
Sunrise
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
Sunset
4:38
4:38
4:39
4:39
4:40
4:40
4:42
4:43
4:43
4:44
4:45
4:45
Today's sea temperature in Cape May is
6.3° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 7.8 max: 10.2 min: 5.2°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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