Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.2° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 6AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
1
SSW
8
1.2
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
1.1
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
1.1
WSW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.2
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
78
56
50
46
31
29
28
28
28
29
122
156
151
110
102
96
153
233
183
156
136
118
113
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
E
25
ENE
30
E
30
SE
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:34AM3.89m
4:52PM4.21m
5:10AM4.15m
5:25PM4.49m
5:42AM4.38m
5:57PM4.71m
Low Tide
10:53PM1.02m
11:06AM0.90m
11:30PM0.70m
11:42AM0.61m
00:05AM0.42m
12:16PM0.37m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:14
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
18
18
18
16
17
17
18
15
14
15
14
15
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
16
16
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