Church Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.04° N 5.27° W

Church Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
19.1° C
2.0° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
11
0.7
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
6
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
7
1
W
7
1.1
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.4
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.6
W
8
1.8
W
8
2
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.3
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
26
50
165
145
115
100
92
80
130
119
119
130
139
171
218
269
285
308
387
463
531
744
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
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-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:26AM4.54m
8:45PM4.58m
9:06AM4.28m
9:25PM4.22m
9:47AM3.98m
Low Tide
3:06PM0.34m
3:28AM0.47m
3:44PM0.66m
4:05AM0.83m
4:23PM1.01m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:34
8:31
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
19
20
19
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
18
18
19
16
15
14
15
16
17
17
16
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
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