Cape May, New Jersey Weather
Cape May, New Jersey — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Cape May, Cape May County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Cape May. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Cape May is published on the Cape May County Airport (KWWD) page, 8 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Cape May have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Cape May: Woodbine Municipal Airport (KOBI) 33 km · Ocean City Municipal Airport (K26N) 45 km · Delaware Coastal Airport (KGED) 48 km · Millville Municipal Airport (KMIV) 50 km · Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (KDOV) 53 km
Conditions reported at KWWD describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cape May specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cape May.
About Cape May, New Jersey
Cape May unfolds as a peninsula of soft sand and whispering pines, a sliver of land where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 30.1 miles south of Cumberland, NJ (from Cumberland, NJ: bearing 176°T), and is situated 2.2 miles south-south-east of Lower. The air here carries the briny tang of the sea, a constant, gentle caress that softens the edges of the landscape. Broad, inviting beaches stretch out, their pale sands warmed by a sun that seems to linger longer here, casting a golden hue over the low-lying terrain. Oak and holly trees, their branches often draped with Spanish moss, create pockets of cool shade, their leaves rustling in the persistent sea breeze, a sound that harmonizes with the distant cry of gulls. This southernmost tip of New Jersey has a history as rich and layered as the sand dunes. Once a significant whaling port and later a summer retreat for presidents, Cape May’s Victorian architecture stands as a proud testament to its Gilded Age glory. The local economy, once buoyed by maritime trade, now thrives on tourism, drawing visitors to its charming streets and the well-preserved grandeur of its hotels and gingerbread-trimmed homes. The fishing industry still plays a role, its boats bobbing in the harbor, a reminder of the enduring connection to the water that defines this coastal community.
Live animated radar for Cape May and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 38.935113°N, 74.906005°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08204 |
| Area Code | 609, 640 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cape May, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cape May, New Jersey, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Cape May includes coordinates 38.935113°N, 74.906005°W, situated in Cape May County. ZIP code 08204. Telephone area code: 609, 640. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
