Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
17.4°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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 6PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (28 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (28 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, near gales from the SSE by Tue night).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
2.1
S
7
3
S
8
4
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
857
828
724
618
534
389
319
259
167
130
115
380
1099
2902
2534
2295
2287
2556
2921
2586
2178
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
30
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SSE
45
SSE
55
SSE
20
SW
30
S
35
SSW
45
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:33PM5.07m
6:52AM4.98m
7:10PM5.01m
7:29AM4.91m
7:49PM4.82m
Low Tide
12:59PM-0.01m
1:20AM-0.06m
1:38PM0.00m
1:58AM0.06m
2:18PM0.14m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
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7:15
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7:16
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7:18
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7:07
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7:05
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2
10
10
2
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1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
15
15
16
16
17
17
17
20
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
13
13
11
11
10
12
13
14
13
13
14
10
8
15
12
10
8
10
12
12
12
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