Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
18.0°C
1.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 4PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.5
SW
6
2
SW
7
3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
4
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
90
139
169
150
116
148
352
937
1040
2621
2201
1467
994
682
566
486
587
759
964
1553
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
S
35
SW
55
SW
45
W
50
WNW
40
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:57PM4.71m
6:13AM4.57m
6:28PM4.87m
6:45AM4.70m
7:00PM4.94m
Low Tide
12:16PM0.37m
00:39AM0.21m
12:51PM0.20m
1:13AM0.08m
1:26PM0.12m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:12
8:09
 mm
7
5
4
1
1
7
1
3
Temp °C
18
19
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
14
14
13
14
15
13
12
13
10
13
11
12
12
14
14
15
14
12
12
11
9
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