Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
18.0°C
1.1° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 11AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
8
0.6
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
2.3
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.6
SW
6
2.1
SW
6
2.1
SW
7
2.4
SW
7
3
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
25
38
58
60
64
69
56
88
124
154
207
491
367
254
209
338
397
573
1030
1611
1382
1294
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
50
WSW
45
W
40
W
40
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:25PM4.49m
5:42AM4.38m
5:57PM4.71m
6:13AM4.57m
6:28PM4.87m
Low Tide
11:42AM0.61m
00:05AM0.42m
12:16PM0.37m
00:39AM0.21m
12:51PM0.20m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:12
 mm
3
2
1
1
5
1
Temp °C
18
17
18
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
16
16
16
16
17
15
15
15
14
13
13
11
12
13
14
12
11
13
10
11
11
12
13
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