Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
19.1° C
2.0° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.8
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
171
145
134
97
107
99
115
115
115
135
119
130
157
171
215
372
388
388
440
517
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:26AM4.54m
8:45PM4.58m
9:06AM4.28m
9:25PM4.22m
9:47AM3.98m
Low Tide
3:06PM0.34m
3:28AM0.47m
3:44PM0.66m
4:05AM0.83m
4:23PM1.01m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:34
8:31
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
18
17
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
19
16
15
15
14
16
17
18
17
15
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
14
12
13
12
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