Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 8AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
W
9
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
529
347
276
225
173
140
95
74
69
74
65
36
26
26
39
42
42
41
20
39
37
38
38
43
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
NE
Wind State
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
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:06PM3.49m
11:42AM3.40m
00:25AM3.26m
1:09PM3.29m
1:52AM3.23m
2:28PM3.38m
Low Tide
5:31AM1.50m
6:05PM1.62m
6:38AM1.72m
7:29PM1.75m
8:12AM1.74m
9:05PM1.64m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:27
8:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
14
16
17
17
18
17
17
16
15
17
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
13
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
12
13
12
13
13
14
16
14
13
12
12
14
15
16
15
14
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