Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
18.9° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 6AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
8
2.3
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
9
1.9
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
WNW
8
1
W
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
W
9
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
W
9
0.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
659
773
828
792
836
979
901
660
470
388
311
215
176
137
109
67
50
39
90
52
27
26
39
42
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:10PM3.84m
10:36AM3.66m
11:06PM3.49m
11:42AM3.40m
00:25AM3.26m
1:09PM3.29m
Low Tide
4:44AM1.18m
5:07PM1.34m
5:31AM1.50m
6:05PM1.62m
6:38AM1.72m
7:29PM1.75m
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6:16
6:18
6:20
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8:30
8:29
8:27
 mm
1
1
2
5
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
12
11
9
10
11
11
12
13
14
14
15
15
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