Cape May Beach surf report
Cape May, New Jersey
Updated 7:03 AM EDT
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
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About Cape May Beach
Cape May Beach sits on the New Jersey coast, where the water runs from about 40°F in January to 79°F in July.
The water averages above 70°F in June, July, August and September — 4 months of the year — peaking around 79°F in July and dropping to about 40°F in January.
Today it is 77°F. That is right on the August average of 77°F for this beach.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Cape May, Atlantic Ocean about 2.6 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is Cape May Beach good for surfing today?
Marginal — we score it 56 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is swell period at 7s.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.