Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
17.7°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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 7PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (16 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
10
2.1
W
11
2
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.9
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.1
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.2
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.3
W
11
2.3
W
13
2.2
W
13
2.1
W
13
2
W
13
2.1
W
13
2
W
7
2.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1130
999
907
723
709
580
696
815
668
653
699
872
1034
1230
1783
1642
1497
1329
1376
411
555
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:25AM4.38m
8:44PM4.18m
9:02AM4.05m
9:23PM3.81m
9:44AM3.70m
Low Tide
3:07PM0.67m
3:24AM0.88m
3:44PM1.01m
4:01AM1.22m
4:27PM1.34m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:30
7:29
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
17
18
Feels °C
11
10
10
12
10
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
10
10
11
10
12
15
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