Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
18.2°C
1.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 2PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
1
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)
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.5
SW
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SW
9
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
40
39
46
47
43
49
39
39
19
18
18
17
17
17
25
40
56
74
71
94
92
87
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
NE
25
ENE
35
ENE
40
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
35
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:28PM3.38m
3:01AM3.38m
3:28PM3.62m
3:53AM3.62m
4:14PM3.91m
Low Tide
8:12AM1.74m
9:05PM1.64m
9:33AM1.53m
10:08PM1.35m
10:25AM1.22m
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6:20
6:22
6:24
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8:24
8:22
8:20
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
17
18
19
18
17
16
17
17
17
18
18
18
19
18
16
16
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
11
12
11
10
10
11
12
13
12
10
10
13
14
16
17
16
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