Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
19.0° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 2PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
7
1.9
W
8
2.1
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.1
W
9
2
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.7
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
156
161
166
148
152
134
146
181
275
287
306
370
450
226
453
645
758
783
739
700
632
508
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
30
W
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:06AM4.28m
9:25PM4.22m
9:47AM3.98m
10:10PM3.84m
10:36AM3.66m
Low Tide
3:44PM0.66m
4:05AM0.83m
4:23PM1.01m
4:44AM1.18m
5:07PM1.34m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:31
8:30
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
16
Feels °C
17
17
17
14
14
14
14
14
13
15
16
14
12
13
12
12
12
11
13
13
13
14
14
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