Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 12AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
10
1.6
W
7
2
W
8
2.2
W
8
2.3
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.1
W
9
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
414
226
454
659
773
828
865
912
836
763
646
529
380
311
220
169
140
109
72
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
W
30
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:10PM3.84m
10:36AM3.66m
11:06PM3.49m
11:42AM3.40m
Low Tide
4:23PM1.01m
4:44AM1.18m
5:07PM1.34m
5:31AM1.50m
6:05PM1.62m
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:31
8:30
8:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
17
17
15
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
12
13
13
11
11
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
10
9
10
11
12
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