The Cove Delaware surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 24 May 2026 EDT
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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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.5°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 1PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (24 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (24 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
506
393
297
246
207
200
161
133
136
111
88
66
66
64
48
46
31
30
29
30
30
26
25
17
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
S
5
E
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
E
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:40AM1.29m
4:25PM1.22m
4:42AM1.22m
5:23PM1.28m
5:41AM1.17m
6:14PM1.34m
Low Tide
10:02AM0.09m
10:29PM0.18m
10:56AM0.10m
11:33PM0.16m
11:44AM0.10m
00:31AM0.13m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:13
8:14
8:15
1
3
2
1
3
2
1
5
2
2
3
Temp °C
13
14
15
17
19
16
15
16
17
17
21
19
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
9
12
15
18
20
15
14
16
18
18
23
21
18
20
21
19
19
19
20
20
20
21
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
Energy kJ
506
393
297
246
207
200
161
133
136
111
88
66
66
64
37
26
22
22
27
30
30
26
25
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
6
13
10
10
15
22
22
21
23
38
48
46
31
30
29
29
19
19
19
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
6
3
5
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
6
Energy kJ
62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
203
203
21
21
21
126
51
21
18
0
0
11
21
50
0
18
21
22
0
7
58
42
0
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
6
7
7
7
9
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