Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
15.5°C
1.7° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 8AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)11ft (3.5m)8s
Afternoon (24 Oct)16ft (5.0m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)20ft (6.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3.5
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
9
5.5
WSW
11
6
WSW
12
6.5
WSW
12
6
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
W
12
5
W
13
4.5
W
13
4
W
13
4
W
13
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.4
W
12
1.9
W
12
3.5
SW
8
4
SW
9
4
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
5
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3942
3106
2515
1505
2989
6699
9539
11840
10463
8903
8939
8175
7065
5262
4607
3050
2262
1610
986
1651
2423
3816
4717
5781
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
40
SW
55
SW
65
WSW
65
WSW
45
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
30
SSW
40
S
50
S
50
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
55
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:03AM4.26m
4:17PM4.55m
4:38AM4.59m
4:53PM4.82m
5:14AM4.86m
5:31PM5.00m
Low Tide
10:15PM0.65m
10:32AM0.63m
10:56PM0.33m
11:14AM0.32m
11:35PM0.09m
11:55AM0.08m
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6:58
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7:58
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5:10
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1
4
6
3
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2
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
16
16
14
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
16
16
16
16
17
Feels °C
4
5
5
5
3
5
5
6
1
1
0
1
2
4
6
7
6
5
4
8
9
9
9
8
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