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The Cove Delaware surfForecast / Delaware / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 17 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.1° C
(Which is 1.7°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 5AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Cove Delaware. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | |
24 | 161 | 78 | 59 | 131 | 80 | 82 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:27AM1.23m | 9:49PM1.73m | 10:19AM1.21m | 10:42PM1.71m | 11:13AM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24AM-0.15m | 3:16PM-0.12m | 4:17AM-0.14m | 4:07PM-0.10m | 5:11AM-0.11m | 5:01PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 22 |
17 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
 kJ | 24 | 45 | 78 | 59 | 64 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 14 | E 17 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 13 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 15 | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 9 | — | E 19 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | — | E 17 | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 14 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 60 | 161 | — | — | 131 | 80 | 82 | 13 | 10 | 17 | — | — | 9 | 14 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 34 | 28 | 19 | 26 | 48 | 61 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 145 | 206 | 51 | 18 | 42 | 36 | 42 | 1029 | 706 | 706 | 565 | 1 | 172 | 36 | 169 | 706 | 625 | 574 | 209 |
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