Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.9° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 4PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
3
WSW
7
4.5
W
11
6
W
12
5.5
W
12
5
W
12
4.5
W
12
4
W
12
4.5
W
10
4.5
W
10
4
W
11
3.5
W
12
3
W
11
3
WSW
11
2.4
W
12
2.1
W
12
3
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
591
581
510
470
401
857
5204
10027
9844
7552
5780
4592
3601
3805
3602
3062
2541
2090
1886
1146
859
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSE
50
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
50
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
55
W
35
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
25
SSW
40
SSW
55
S
65
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:11PM3.34m
1:55AM3.28m
2:16PM3.58m
2:47AM3.57m
3:02PM3.89m
Low Tide
7:27PM1.59m
7:54AM1.59m
8:38PM1.34m
8:58AM1.32m
9:31PM1.00m
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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7:50
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7:50
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7:52
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6:21
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6:19
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6:16
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 mm
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2
2
3
1
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1
1
1
1
1
2
1
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2
3
3
2
Temp °C
12
13
14
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
8
8
5
4
2
-1
-2
-1
0
2
3
3
3
6
8
11
8
7
4
2
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