The Cove Delaware Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
23.9° C
0.4° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 10PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
30
30
29
29
23
23
23
15
15
14
14
14
15
23
16
16
16
16
13
28
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ESE
10
SSE
20
SE
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:26PM1.41m
7:46AM1.03m
8:08PM1.45m
8:27AM1.07m
8:48PM1.48m
Low Tide
12:50PM0.19m
2:00AM0.19m
1:34PM0.16m
2:39AM0.16m
2:15PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
2
4
3
Temp °C
22
22
23
23
22
21
20
20
23
23
24
23
23
22
22
23
25
26
26
26
22
Feels °C
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
21
24
22
23
23
23
23
23
25
25
25
25
25
22
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