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The Cove Delaware surfForecast / Delaware / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 15 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Cove Delaware today?
The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 9PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 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 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | |
75 | 74 | 62 | 90 | 61 | 48 | 45 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 91 | 76 | 66 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 42 | 85 | 40 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:07PM1.65m | 8:35AM1.25m | 8:58PM1.72m | 9:27AM1.23m | 9:49PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38PM-0.08m | 2:32AM-0.12m | 2:27PM-0.11m | 3:24AM-0.15m | 3:16PM-0.12m | 4:17AM-0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | 8:07 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
7 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 75 | 74 | 62 | 90 | 61 | 48 | 45 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 91 | 76 | 66 | 51 | 51 | 5 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 15 | — |
| kJ | 51 | 44 | 10 | 45 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | ESE 9 | N 3 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 19 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 46 | 1 | 39 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | SSE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 16 | 43 | 65 | 71 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | 85 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 25 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 401 | 401 | 1171 | 527 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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