Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
15.8°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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 3PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)16ft (5.0m)12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (21 Oct)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, severe gales from the NW by Thu night).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
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
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
W
12
4.5
W
12
4
W
12
4
W
12
4
W
12
4.5
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
11
3
W
11
3
W
11
2.5
WSW
11
1.9
W
11
3.5
SSW
9
5
SSW
11
5.5
SSW
12
6
SW
16
7
W
14
6
W
13
5
W
12
4.5
W
12
4
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7322
6086
4746
4012
4196
3769
3232
3611
2403
1990
1695
904
1897
6070
8698
16052
19904
11371
6626
5540
4224
Wind (km/h)
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
W
40
W
50
WSW
40
W
40
WNW
30
W
15
W
20
S
35
S
50
SSE
50
S
45
SE
40
NNW
80
NW
70
NW
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:16PM3.58m
2:47AM3.57m
3:02PM3.89m
3:27AM3.91m
3:41PM4.23m
Low Tide
7:54AM1.59m
8:38PM1.34m
8:58AM1.32m
9:31PM1.00m
9:49AM0.97m
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:50
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7:52
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7:54
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6:19
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6:16
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6:15
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 mm
—
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1
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2
4
2
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2
4
4
3
1
2
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Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
13
13
10
11
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
0
2
3
4
4
5
5
6
9
10
7
4
4
4
5
-6
-4
-2
-1
1
3
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