Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
18.4° C
2.2° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 9PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Sat night).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
10
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:05PM5.07m
7:30AM4.69m
7:51PM5.00m
8:16AM4.56m
8:37PM4.81m
Low Tide
1:28PM-0.03m
1:58AM-0.15m
2:13PM0.02m
2:42AM-0.04m
2:56PM0.17m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:23
9:22
9:22
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
20
20
19
19
21
21
22
23
20
19
18
18
20
22
20
18
16
Feels °C
23
21
18
18
18
19
20
20
21
19
18
17
15
15
16
18
16
12
11
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