Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
15.8°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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 8AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 3.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (22 Oct)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, severe gales from the NW by Thu night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
W
10
4
W
11
3.5
W
11
3
W
11
3
W
11
2.5
W
11
1.8
W
11
3.5
SSW
9
6
SSW
12
6.5
SW
15
8
WSW
15
7.5
W
14
6.5
W
13
5.5
W
12
5
W
12
4.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
11
4
WSW
8
5
WSW
10
6
WSW
11
6.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3674
4071
3468
2650
2026
1605
814
2094
9079
17194
28563
20871
12964
9329
6678
4974
3479
2926
2385
2261
2349
4822
8166
12275
Wind (km/h)
50
W
40
W
30
WNW
20
W
20
S
35
SSE
50
SSE
55
SSW
55
SSE
55
NW
80
NW
70
NW
65
NW
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
45
SW
60
SW
65
WSW
65
WSW
55
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:47AM3.57m
3:02PM3.89m
3:27AM3.91m
3:41PM4.23m
4:03AM4.26m
4:17PM4.55m
Low Tide
8:58AM1.32m
9:31PM1.00m
9:49AM0.97m
10:15PM0.65m
10:32AM0.63m
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light rain
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light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
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light rain
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:52
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7:54
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7:56
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6:16
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6:15
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 mm
2
1
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1
4
4
1
4
1
1
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1
3
9
4
1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
13
13
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
Feels °C
3
5
7
9
10
7
4
4
3
3
-6
-4
-3
-1
1
3
5
6
6
4
3
4
5
7
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