Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
18.8° C
1.7° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 1PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
8
2.3
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.4
WNW
9
2
W
9
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.3
WNW
8
1
W
8
0.9
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
755
809
847
810
979
700
593
470
347
311
220
243
137
109
57
38
39
90
52
40
40
39
42
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ENE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:36AM3.66m
11:06PM3.49m
11:42AM3.40m
00:25AM3.26m
1:09PM3.29m
Low Tide
4:44AM1.18m
5:07PM1.34m
5:31AM1.50m
6:05PM1.62m
6:38AM1.72m
7:29PM1.75m
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:29
8:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
14
15
14
16
17
18
18
17
Feels °C
11
11
13
12
11
12
14
13
12
12
12
10
10
10
10
12
13
12
12
12
15
15
13
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