Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
19.2° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 10AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (15 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
8
1.1
WNW
8
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.2
W
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
9
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
167
89
102
97
94
72
54
28
27
27
42
25
24
15
10
10
18
29
151
127
115
84
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:08AM4.81m
7:27PM5.07m
7:48AM4.72m
8:06PM4.88m
8:26AM4.54m
8:45PM4.58m
Low Tide
1:49PM-0.07m
2:14AM-0.09m
2:28PM0.09m
2:52AM0.15m
3:06PM0.34m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:37
8:36
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
19
20
19
18
16
16
16
16
19
20
20
18
17
17
19
18
18
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
13
13
15
16
14
13
12
12
13
13
16
17
16
14
14
15
19
17
16
15
16
15
15
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