Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 3AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (23 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.1
W
17
1.5
W
15
2.1
W
15
2.1
W
14
2
W
14
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
454
446
717
1019
1907
1784
1575
1275
1094
958
735
628
538
357
284
235
191
181
133
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:02PM3.59m
3:28AM3.59m
3:45PM3.92m
4:06AM3.92m
4:21PM4.26m
Low Tide
9:32PM1.37m
9:49AM1.26m
10:18PM1.00m
10:31AM0.91m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:17
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
17
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
18
17
18
18
17
17
15
15
15
13
13
14
13
13
15
15
16
16
17
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