Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
18.6°C
1.1° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 2PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
2.1
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
6
14
14
16
49
24
46
94
378
845
815
512
430
260
243
224
149
109
77
51
30
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
NW
35
N
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:51AM1.55m
9:12PM1.40m
9:31AM1.57m
9:51PM1.34m
10:09AM1.57m
10:30PM1.26m
Low Tide
2:31AM0.02m
3:02PM0.02m
3:09AM0.03m
3:46PM0.03m
3:47AM0.07m
4:29PM0.07m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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mod rain
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light rain
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light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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7:03
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6:29
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6:28
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6:25
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2
8
9
6
3
2
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
20
21
20
21
18
18
15
16
18
19
18
Feels °C
18
17
17
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
11
14
21
23
21
22
18
18
10
12
15
17
16
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