Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
18.1°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 3AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.6
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.6
W
9
0.9
SW
6
1
SW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
2.3
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.3
SW
6
2.1
SW
6
2.3
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
3.5
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
18
25
38
56
58
64
60
66
74
116
196
508
397
306
230
126
359
569
658
1461
2111
1942
1507
Wind (km/h)
35
E
25
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
50
SSW
50
WSW
50
W
40
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:10AM4.15m
5:25PM4.49m
5:42AM4.38m
5:57PM4.71m
6:13AM4.57m
6:28PM4.87m
Low Tide
11:30PM0.70m
11:42AM0.61m
00:05AM0.42m
12:16PM0.37m
00:39AM0.21m
12:51PM0.20m
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:12
 mm
3
1
3
1
1
5
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
18
19
19
19
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
13
15
16
17
18
17
17
15
15
15
13
13
12
14
15
15
12
11
13
10
12
10
12
12
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