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 beginners: 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 beginner 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 beginnersUnder 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: Intermediate Expert

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Broadway beach0.9 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft78 kJ

5 ft234 kJ

5 ft298 kJ

5 ft286 kJ

5 ft235 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Broadway beach, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, poor	3 ft7 smushy	78kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots, offshore	14°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	5 ft7 smushy	234kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	5 ft8 smushy	298kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	5 ft7 smushy	286kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	5 ft8 smushy	235kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	56, good	2 ft7 smushy	45kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	47, fair	2 ft5 smushy	9kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore	13°C

Stockon Beach0.7 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft78 kJ

5 ft234 kJ

5 ft298 kJ

5 ft286 kJ

5 ft235 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Stockon Beach, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, poor	3 ft7 smushy	78kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, offshore	14°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	5 ft7 smushy	234kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	5 ft8 smushy	298kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	5 ft7 smushy	286kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	5 ft8 smushy	235kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	56, good	2 ft7 smushy	45kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	2 ft5 smushy	9kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore	13°C

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

3 ft78 kJ

5 ft234 kJ

5 ft298 kJ

5 ft286 kJ

5 ft235 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at The Cove, Cape May, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, poor	3 ft7 smushy	78kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots, offshore	14°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	5 ft7 smushy	234kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	5 ft8 smushy	298kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	5 ft7 smushy	286kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	5 ft8 smushy	235kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	55, good	2 ft7 smushy	45kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	13°C

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

4 ft103 kJ

6 ft278 kJ

6 ft361 kJ

6 ft369 kJ

5 ft293 kJ

2 ft43 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Diamond Beach, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	4 ft7 s	103kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft7 s	278kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	361kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft7 s	369kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	5 ft7 s	293kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	53, good	2 ft7 s	43kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	2 ft5 s	13kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	14°C

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

4 ft103 kJ

6 ft278 kJ

6 ft361 kJ

6 ft369 kJ

5 ft293 kJ

2 ft43 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at El Coronado, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	4 ft7 s	103kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft7 s	278kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	361kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft7 s	369kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	5 ft7 s	293kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	53, good	2 ft7 s	43kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	2 ft5 s	13kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	14°C

Trestles5.2 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft103 kJ

6 ft278 kJ

6 ft361 kJ

6 ft369 kJ

5 ft293 kJ

2 ft56 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Trestles, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	4 ft7 s	103kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft7 s	278kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	361kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft7 s	369kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	5 ft7 s	293kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	52, good	2 ft7 s	56kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	2 ft5 s	19kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	13°C

North Wildwood12.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in North WildwoodIntermediate and up

4 ft146 kJ

6 ft286 kJ

5 ft301 kJ

5 ft350 kJ

4 ft175 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at North Wildwood, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	4 ft7 s	146kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	6 ft7 s	286kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	5 ft8 s	301kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	8, poor	5 ft8 s	350kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	57, good	4 ft8 s	175kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	30, too small	3 ft6 s	40kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 s	13kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	14°C

Nuns beach18.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in North Wildwood, 6 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft114 kJ

6 ft287 kJ

6 ft348 kJ

6 ft400 kJ

5 ft217 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Nuns beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	41, fair	4 ft7 s	114kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	10, poor	6 ft7 s	287kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	10, poor	6 ft8 s	348kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	9, poor	6 ft8 s	400kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	5 ft7 s	217kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	3 ft7 s	70kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 s	17kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	14°C

Stone Harbor 11018.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Stone Harbor, 1 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft114 kJ

6 ft287 kJ

6 ft348 kJ

6 ft400 kJ

5 ft217 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Stone Harbor 110, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	41, fair	4 ft7 s	114kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	10, poor	6 ft7 s	287kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	10, poor	6 ft8 s	348kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	9, poor	6 ft8 s	400kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	5 ft7 s	217kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	3 ft7 s	70kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 s	17kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	14°C

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

2 ft36 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

3 ft82 kJ

3 ft99 kJ

3 ft76 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sunset Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, too small	2 ft6 smushy	36kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	4 ft8 smushy	146kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	3 ft7 smushy	82kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	3 ft7 smushy	99kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	3, too small	3 ft7 smushy	76kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	1 ft7 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	13°C

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

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft81 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

2 ft35 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Villas bay - Ohio ave, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	3, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	81kJ	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	35kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	2, too small	2 ft7 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	1, too small	1 ft8 s	4kJ	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

Wildwood 2nd Street13.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Wildwood, 3 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft146 kJ

6 ft286 kJ

5 ft301 kJ

5 ft350 kJ

4 ft175 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Wildwood 2nd Street, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	41, fair	4 ft7 s	146kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	6 ft7 s	286kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	5 ft8 s	301kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	8, poor	5 ft8 s	350kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	57, good	4 ft8 s	175kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	30, too small	3 ft6 s	40kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 s	13kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 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