Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 4AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.4
W
8
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.6
W
9
1.8
W
9
2
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.3
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.1
W
9
2
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.6
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
99
161
139
139
139
148
134
166
176
221
325
300
355
440
506
539
588
798
836
723
670
544
441
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
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
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:06AM4.28m
9:25PM4.22m
9:47AM3.98m
10:10PM3.84m
10:36AM3.66m
Low Tide
3:28AM0.47m
3:44PM0.66m
4:05AM0.83m
4:23PM1.01m
4:44AM1.18m
5:07PM1.34m
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light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:31
8:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
16
Feels °C
16
17
17
17
14
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
11
13
13
13
14
13
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