Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
16.2°C
2.1° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 10PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.3
WSW
18
0.5
W
18
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
16
1.2
W
15
1.3
W
15
1.4
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
401
342
282
233
182
141
104
56
72
49
48
64
160
339
412
623
711
746
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:34PM3.46m
10:02AM3.48m
10:41PM3.19m
11:29AM3.28m
Low Tide
4:01PM1.29m
4:18AM1.47m
4:55PM1.54m
5:18AM1.66m
6:06PM1.66m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
12
11
10
9
9
11
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
13
Feels °C
9
9
7
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9
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