Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
16.9°C
2.3° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 1PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
1
W
11
1.1
W
5
1.7
W
6
1.9
W
7
2.2
W
8
2.5
W
8
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.1
W
11
2
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
297
287
208
135
86
238
57
204
341
538
786
1305
1672
1827
1796
1632
1425
1345
1163
991
907
835
792
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
40
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:02PM4.51m
4:27AM4.44m
4:43PM4.73m
5:04AM4.67m
5:20PM4.86m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.61m
10:47PM0.30m
11:04AM0.33m
11:28PM0.11m
11:44AM0.16m
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7:31
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7:33
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1
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Temp °C
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
6
6
7
8
9
9
8
10
11
10
9
9
9
7
6
5
6
7
8
8
9
9
10
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