Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
19.2° C
2.1° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 12PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.3
W
8
1.3
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
133
131
123
144
149
181
185
235
297
343
302
290
284
235
220
211
168
160
155
224
235
224
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
E
30
E
20
SE
20
SE
10
S
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:19PM4.87m
5:44AM4.68m
6:04PM5.07m
6:27AM4.80m
6:46PM5.14m
Low Tide
11:41AM0.23m
00:10AM-0.02m
12:27PM0.00m
00:54AM-0.19m
1:09PM-0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:44
8:42
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
21
23
24
23
22
22
21
20
22
23
23
21
20
19
19
18
18
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
17
16
17
20
22
23
23
22
20
19
20
20
21
20
20
19
19
17
15
16
14
14
15
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