Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
17.0°C
2.3° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 6AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (08 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
11
1.2
W
11
1.7
W
6
1.9
W
7
2.1
W
7
2.4
W
8
3
W
8
3
W
9
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
11
1.6
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
289
279
222
136
86
91
319
191
328
465
706
1191
1664
1634
1555
1535
1319
1098
908
840
774
723
577
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:45AM4.16m
4:02PM4.51m
4:27AM4.44m
4:43PM4.73m
5:04AM4.67m
5:20PM4.86m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.61m
10:47PM0.30m
11:04AM0.33m
11:28PM0.11m
11:44AM0.16m
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7:33
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
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14
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
8
10
10
10
10
9
8
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
11
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