Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 1PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.3
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
2.2
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
56
50
46
31
29
28
28
28
29
36
64
70
85
91
116
132
176
424
315
320
303
277
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:34AM3.89m
4:52PM4.21m
5:10AM4.15m
5:25PM4.49m
5:42AM4.38m
5:57PM4.71m
Low Tide
11:06AM0.90m
11:30PM0.70m
11:42AM0.61m
00:05AM0.42m
12:16PM0.37m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:14
 mm
1
5
Temp °C
18
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
18
17
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
18
16
16
17
17
17
15
15
14
15
18
18
17
16
15
16
16
13
13
14
14
15
16
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