Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.2° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 8PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
1.5
WSW
6
2
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
2
W
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.2
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
46
31
29
28
28
28
45
67
82
71
67
69
97
124
176
340
435
388
308
131
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
SE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
30
SW
30
W
25
W
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:52PM4.21m
5:10AM4.15m
5:25PM4.49m
5:42AM4.38m
5:57PM4.71m
Low Tide
11:06AM0.90m
11:30PM0.70m
11:42AM0.61m
00:05AM0.42m
12:16PM0.37m
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clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:14
 mm
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
16
17
17
17
15
14
16
17
16
17
17
16
17
15
15
14
14
12
15
15
16
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