Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
18.2°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 9PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.5
SW
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SW
10
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SW
9
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
46
47
43
49
39
24
19
18
18
17
17
17
25
40
57
74
73
96
92
90
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
NE
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
35
ENE
30
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
E
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
2:28PM3.38m
3:01AM3.38m
3:28PM3.62m
3:53AM3.62m
4:14PM3.91m
Low Tide
8:12AM1.74m
9:05PM1.64m
9:33AM1.53m
10:08PM1.35m
10:25AM1.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
cloud
clear
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light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:22
8:20
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
16
16
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
10
10
12
14
16
17
16
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