Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
18.0°C
1.1° 

Church Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Church Cove today (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 6PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

Table - waves today at Church Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, near gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.7
SW
6
2.5
SW
7
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
58
60
64
69
68
64
109
173
245
363
261
159
126
171
231
643
1676
2133
1562
1149
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
40
S
35
SW
55
SW
50
W
45
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:25PM4.49m
5:42AM4.38m
5:57PM4.71m
6:13AM4.57m
6:28PM4.87m
Low Tide
11:42AM0.61m
00:05AM0.42m
12:16PM0.37m
00:39AM0.21m
12:51PM0.20m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:12
 mm
3
7
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
17
16
17
15
15
14
15
12
13
12
12
14
15
12
12
13
9
10
11
13
13
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