Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove Delaware today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 4PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Cove Delaware. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 19 | 18 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 41 | 37 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:39AM1.05m | 3:14PM1.33m | 3:36AM1.00m | 4:13PM1.32m | 4:37AM0.98m | 5:12PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42AM0.26m | 9:54PM0.33m | 9:37AM0.30m | 10:57PM0.34m | 10:34AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
— | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | W 3 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
— | — | — | 35 | 15 | 24 | 1 | — | 2 | 31 | 41 | 37 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 15 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 251 | 301 | 556 | 1482 | 577 | 26 | 62 | 577 | 584 | 584 | 1029 | 1482 | 1029 | 1029 | 577 | 354 | 88 | 663 | 301 | 1021 | 88 | 88 | 131 |
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