Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
15.7°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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 25ft (7.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 8AM is: 6.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 4.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)25ft (7.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Oct)20ft (6.0m)13s
Evening (23 Oct)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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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)
5.5
SSW
11
6
SW
14
6.5
WSW
15
7.5
W
14
6.5
W
13
5.5
W
13
5
W
12
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
3
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
9
5.5
WSW
11
6
WSW
12
6
WSW
12
6
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
5.5
W
13
5
W
13
5
W
13
4.5
W
13
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7204
13973
20078
20836
13626
9790
7203
4901
3538
2751
2243
1308
3446
6825
10104
10914
10797
9911
9230
8802
7482
6104
4206
3233
Wind (km/h)
40
S
65
NW
80
NW
70
NW
65
NW
55
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
40
SW
45
SW
60
SW
65
WSW
60
WSW
50
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:27AM3.91m
3:41PM4.23m
4:03AM4.26m
4:17PM4.55m
4:38AM4.59m
4:53PM4.82m
Low Tide
9:49AM0.97m
10:15PM0.65m
10:32AM0.63m
10:56PM0.33m
11:14AM0.32m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:54
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7:56
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6:58
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6:15
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6:13
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5:10
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 mm
2
3
3
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4
7
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Temp °C
14
13
10
10
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
17
15
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
1
-6
-5
-3
-1
1
4
5
6
5
5
3
5
7
6
1
1
0
1
3
4
6
6
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