Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
18.3°C
0.9° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 6AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
11
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
307
256
201
129
95
65
49
28
19
18
12
7
7
7
7
4
4
2
20
23
15
14
13
12
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:09AM1.57m
10:30PM1.26m
10:47AM1.54m
11:09PM1.19m
11:27AM1.49m
Low Tide
3:47AM0.07m
4:29PM0.07m
4:24AM0.12m
5:12PM0.12m
5:02AM0.17m
5:56PM0.19m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:25
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6:24
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 mm
3
1
3
1
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Temp °C
21
19
16
15
18
22
22
20
18
18
18
20
22
24
22
21
21
21
21
24
28
29
28
25
Feels °C
24
21
12
10
15
21
21
19
17
18
18
20
20
22
20
18
18
19
19
23
27
29
28
25
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