Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 5PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (19 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
0
1
1
2
2
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)
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
10
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
7
1.9
W
7
2.1
W
8
2.2
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.5
WNW
9
2
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
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
259
315
470
233
392
601
724
828
865
904
1060
685
646
529
380
311
215
169
115
109
67
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:47AM3.98m
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
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
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
2
Temp °C
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
15
15
14
14
16
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
14
14
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
10
10
9
10
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