The Cove Delaware Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
24.9°C
1.6° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 5PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.3
ENE
6
0.5
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
13
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
40
17
10
14
18
10
17
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
26
25
12
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
S
10
SSE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:12PM1.33m
5:35AM1.00m
6:06PM1.37m
6:28AM1.04m
6:55PM1.41m
Low Tide
10:34AM0.30m
11:54PM0.32m
11:29AM0.28m
00:43AM0.29m
12:20PM0.23m
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:44
7:43
 mm
1
2
3
Temp °C
22
23
23
23
24
24
23
22
25
27
28
28
26
23
22
21
23
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
22
23
23
24
25
25
24
23
25
26
26
27
24
21
20
19
22
25
25
24
23
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