Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 3AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
0
0
0
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)
0.9
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.8
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
2.1
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
46
55
80
90
177
297
199
152
237
422
662
2145
2887
2232
1635
1070
828
697
616
673
750
976
1640
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
45
S
35
SW
60
SW
60
W
50
W
40
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:42AM4.38m
5:57PM4.71m
6:13AM4.57m
6:28PM4.87m
6:45AM4.70m
7:00PM4.94m
Low Tide
00:05AM0.42m
12:16PM0.37m
00:39AM0.21m
12:51PM0.20m
1:13AM0.08m
1:26PM0.12m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
thunderstorm
clear
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:12
8:09
 mm
1
1
8
6
5
1
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
12
10
13
8
9
10
12
12
14
14
15
14
13
13
11
10
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