Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
17.4°C
2.1° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 10AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (28 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (28 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, near gales from the SSE by Tue night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
1.9
S
6
3
S
8
4
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
875
857
857
826
724
618
534
389
319
259
206
130
100
263
1003
2846
2712
2423
2570
3053
2985
2527
2317
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
55
SSE
45
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:33PM5.07m
6:52AM4.98m
7:10PM5.01m
7:29AM4.91m
7:49PM4.82m
Low Tide
12:59PM-0.01m
1:20AM-0.06m
1:38PM0.00m
1:58AM0.06m
2:18PM0.14m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
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7:18
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1
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9
10
4
1
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1
2
Temp °C
15
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
20
19
17
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
14
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
13
14
13
15
13
8
11
13
9
8
10
11
12
11
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