Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.9° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 8AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (16 Oct)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (16 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.4
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.1
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2759
2460
1995
1735
1556
1392
1245
1111
1002
885
792
364
491
474
401
342
282
233
182
141
102
55
72
49
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:29AM4.10m
8:49PM3.79m
9:09AM3.78m
9:34PM3.46m
10:02AM3.48m
Low Tide
2:53AM0.92m
3:17PM1.00m
3:32AM1.20m
4:01PM1.29m
4:18AM1.47m
4:55PM1.54m
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:46
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6:29
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6:27
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 mm
2
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Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
14
12
13
13
13
12
11
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
8
11
11
10
11
Feels °C
8
8
9
8
7
7
7
8
8
9
8
6
8
9
9
7
6
5
4
3
6
5
5
6
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