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The Cove Delaware surfForecast / Delaware / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 29 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Cove Delaware surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Cove Delaware today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 3PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Cove Delaware. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
17 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 17 | 37 | 50 | 38 | 104 | 157 | 127 | 133 | 100 | 100 | 75 | 73 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:04AM1.09m | 8:19PM1.46m | 8:44AM1.08m | 8:56PM1.47m | 9:21AM1.07m | 9:33PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.08m | 1:50PM0.10m | 2:48AM0.07m | 2:28PM0.11m | 3:27AM0.06m | 3:05PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | 8:19 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
11 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 3 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NNW 4 | SSE 6 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 17 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 104 | 157 | 127 | 133 | 100 | 100 | 75 | 73 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | NE 4 | N 3 | NE 4 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | — | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | — | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NNW 4 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | S 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 33 | 17 | 37 | 50 | 38 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 317 | 351 | 477 | 1043 | 1029 | 526 | 577 | 147 | 577 | 531 | 552 | 1104 | 706 | 540 | 235 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 525 | 185 | 181 | 169 |
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