Cape May, United States

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Cape May Beach Ave from the sea 3 — Cape May, the nearest town. Photo: Smallbones, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

About Cape May

Cape May is a town in New Jersey, United States. From Cape May you can reach 12 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Stockon Beach, a surf spot 0.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 164 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites.

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Staying in Cape May

164 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Cape May.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Cape May each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 7 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Cape May too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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Wildwood 2nd Street13.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Wildwood, 3 km

5 ft249 kJ

5 ft258 kJ

6 ft359 kJ

4 ft153 kJ

3 ft48 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Wildwood 2nd Street, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	5 ft7 s	249kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 s	258kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	8, poor	6 ft8 s	359kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	57, good	4 ft7 s	153kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	3 ft5 s	48kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	2 ft4 s	7kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	1 ft4 s	5kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	14°C

North Wildwood12.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in North Wildwood

5 ft249 kJ

5 ft258 kJ

6 ft359 kJ

4 ft153 kJ

3 ft48 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at North Wildwood, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	5 ft7 s	249kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 s	258kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	8, poor	6 ft8 s	359kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	57, good	4 ft7 s	153kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	3 ft5 s	48kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	2 ft4 s	7kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	1 ft4 s	5kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	14°C

Stockon Beach0.7 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft251 kJ

4 ft200 kJ

5 ft293 kJ

4 ft161 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

2 ft6 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Stockon Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 smushy	251kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	4 ft8 smushy	200kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	17, poor	5 ft7 smushy	293kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots, offshore	14°C
Thu 22Oct	56, good	4 ft8 smushy	161kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	28, too small	2 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	14, too small	1 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	14°C

Broadway beach0.9 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft282 kJ

4 ft200 kJ

5 ft316 kJ

4 ft161 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

2 ft6 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Broadway beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	44, fair	5 ft7 smushy	282kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	4 ft8 smushy	200kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	23, poor	5 ft8 smushy	316kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, offshore	15°C
Thu 22Oct	56, good	4 ft8 smushy	161kJ	wind from the north-west, 15 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	28, too small	2 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	14, too small	1 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	13°C

Diamond Beach6.6 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Wildwood, 4 km

5 ft265 kJ

5 ft268 kJ

6 ft369 kJ

4 ft163 kJ

3 ft45 kJ

2 ft8 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Diamond Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	26, poor	5 ft7 s	265kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 s	268kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft7 s	369kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	56, good	4 ft7 s	163kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	3 ft5 s	45kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	2 ft4 s	8kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 s	8kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	14°C

El Coronado7.7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Wildwood, 3 km

5 ft265 kJ

5 ft268 kJ

6 ft369 kJ

4 ft163 kJ

3 ft45 kJ

2 ft8 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Coronado, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	26, poor	5 ft7 s	265kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 s	268kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft7 s	369kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	56, good	4 ft7 s	163kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	3 ft5 s	45kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	2 ft4 s	8kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 s	8kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	14°C

The Cove, Cape May1.3 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft282 kJ

4 ft200 kJ

5 ft316 kJ

4 ft161 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

2 ft6 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Cove, Cape May, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	44, fair	5 ft7 smushy	282kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	4 ft8 smushy	200kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	23, poor	5 ft8 smushy	316kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, offshore	15°C
Thu 22Oct	55, good	4 ft8 smushy	161kJ	wind from the north-west, 15 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	28, too small	2 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	14, too small	1 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	13°C

Trestles5.2 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft265 kJ

5 ft226 kJ

6 ft369 kJ

4 ft163 kJ

3 ft45 kJ

2 ft8 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Trestles, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	26, poor	5 ft7 s	265kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	5 ft7 s	226kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft7 s	369kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	55, good	4 ft7 s	163kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	3 ft5 s	45kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	2 ft4 s	8kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	1 ft4 s	5kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	14°C

Nuns beach18.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in North Wildwood, 6 km

5 ft243 kJ

5 ft308 kJ

6 ft420 kJ

4 ft193 kJ

3 ft62 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Nuns beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	26, poor	5 ft7 s	243kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	31, poor	5 ft8 s	308kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	420kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	41, fair	4 ft7 s	193kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	3 ft5 s	62kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 s	9kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 s	7kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	14°C

Stone Harbor 11018.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Stone Harbor, 1 km

5 ft243 kJ

5 ft308 kJ

6 ft420 kJ

4 ft193 kJ

3 ft62 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Stone Harbor 110, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	26, poor	5 ft7 s	243kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	31, poor	5 ft8 s	308kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	420kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	41, fair	4 ft7 s	193kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	3 ft5 s	62kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 s	9kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 s	7kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	14°C

Sunset Beach4.5 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

4 ft145 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

3 ft105 kJ

3 ft77 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sunset Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	4 ft8 smushy	145kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	3 ft7 smushy	75kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	3 ft7 smushy	105kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	3, too small	3 ft8 smushy	77kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	1 ft5 smushy	9kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	13°C
Sun 25Oct	2, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	13°C

Villas bay - Ohio ave10.5 kmabout 20 min by carStays in VillasNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft68 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

2 ft36 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Villas bay - Ohio ave, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	2 ft8 smushy	68kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	5, too small	2 ft7 smushy	27kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	5, too small	2 ft7 smushy	36kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	2, too small	2 ft8 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	1, too small	1 ft6 smushy	3kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	1, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	14°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Cape May, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Cape May

Cape May 1.2 km · stays here

Windsurf near Cape May

Cape May 1.2 km · stays here

Places to eat near Cape May

A Ca Mia RistoranteItalian · in the centre
Mario's Pizza and Italian EateryItalian · in the centre
Asian LegendsAsian · 0.1 km from the centre
Fins Bar & GrilleBar and grill · 0.1 km from the centre
Georges Place RestaurantAmerican · 0.1 km from the centre
ICCARA Italian BistroItalian · 0.1 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits