The Cove Delaware Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
24.2° C
1.1° 

The Cove Delaware surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Cove Delaware today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 1PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
14
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
1
SSE
6
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
4
7
7
4
4
3
3
80
153
154
41
31
22
22
16
18
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
30
SSW
25
S
20
ENE
25
S
20
SW
20
SW
25
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
High Tide
11:38AM1.31m
11:57PM1.53m
12:29PM1.33m
00:45AM1.41m
1:20PM1.33m
Low Tide
5:28AM-0.09m
5:32PM-0.03m
6:15AM-0.05m
6:28PM0.04m
7:02AM0.00m
7:26PM0.12m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
1
38
10
2
3
Temp °C
27
26
26
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
30
32
28
22
23
24
24
24
24
26
28
27
25
Feels °C
27
26
27
28
27
27
27
26
26
28
31
30
29
23
23
26
25
25
23
25
26
25
25
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