Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
15.9°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 6AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s 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 32mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, gales from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
3
W
7
4.5
W
11
5.5
W
12
5.5
W
12
5
W
12
4.5
W
12
4
W
12
4
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
10
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
W
12
3.5
SSW
8
5
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
694
673
653
591
581
510
470
407
945
4301
8304
8304
6753
5446
4368
3118
3476
3567
2939
2441
2578
1673
1379
4489
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
45
S
45
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
50
W
50
W
45
W
25
W
20
W
30
WSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
70
SSW
60
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
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
on
High Tide
00:32AM3.10m
1:11PM3.34m
1:55AM3.28m
2:16PM3.58m
2:47AM3.57m
3:02PM3.89m
Low Tide
6:34AM1.72m
7:27PM1.59m
7:54AM1.59m
8:38PM1.34m
8:58AM1.32m
9:31PM1.00m
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6:19
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1
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2
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9
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Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
14
12
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
15
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
8
8
5
5
2
-1
-2
-1
0
2
2
3
4
7
9
9
7
5
3
1
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