Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
18.6° C
1.6° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 4PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sun night).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
9
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
185
194
197
109
72
69
74
87
45
40
26
26
42
42
41
40
40
46
47
56
50
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NE
15
NE
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:42AM3.40m
00:25AM3.26m
1:09PM3.29m
1:52AM3.23m
2:28PM3.38m
Low Tide
6:05PM1.62m
6:38AM1.72m
7:29PM1.75m
8:12AM1.74m
9:05PM1.64m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:27
8:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
14
16
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
11
11
10
11
12
13
14
12
12
13
13
15
13
12
12
13
13
14
15
14
14
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