Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
19.0° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 9AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (19 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
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
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
7
2.1
W
8
2.2
W
8
2.3
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.2
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
159
240
259
315
414
193
501
655
787
901
942
971
864
804
660
464
327
264
205
165
112
126
69
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
25
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:47AM3.98m
10:10PM3.84m
10:36AM3.66m
11:06PM3.49m
11:42AM3.40m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.83m
4:23PM1.01m
4:44AM1.18m
5:07PM1.34m
5:31AM1.50m
6:05PM1.62m
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:31
8:30
8:29
 mm
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
16
14
15
14
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
12
14
13
12
12
13
11
11
10
10
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