Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
16.1°C
2.1° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 8AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, near gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.3
WSW
18
0.5
W
18
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
16
1.1
W
15
1.3
W
15
1.4
W
14
1.5
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
13
1.1
W
13
4
W
8
4.5
W
11
5
W
12
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
12
4
W
12
4
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
64
160
339
412
524
711
746
796
673
653
591
581
510
543
407
2009
4759
7716
6136
5288
5310
4555
3852
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
E
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
50
NW
55
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
W
50
W
50
WSW
45
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:41PM3.19m
11:29AM3.28m
00:32AM3.10m
1:11PM3.34m
1:55AM3.28m
2:16PM3.58m
Low Tide
5:18AM1.66m
6:06PM1.66m
6:34AM1.72m
7:27PM1.59m
7:54AM1.59m
8:38PM1.34m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
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7:48
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7:50
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7:50
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6:22
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6:21
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6:19
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 mm
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1
1
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1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
4
Temp °C
12
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
14
12
13
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
6
5
6
6
8
8
8
9
9
10
9
9
8
8
5
8
2
-1
0
1
1
2
2
4
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