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The Cove Delaware surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
12.2° C
(Which is 4.2°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 7AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.6
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.2
E
0.7
NNW
0.6
N
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
E
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)677873474444457887775665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11111111587415101014544665542715159
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
10
N
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
NW
35
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
N
15
SE
25
SSE
30
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:55PM
1.66
11:24AM
1.20
11:47PM
1.62
12:18PM
1.14
12:44AM
1.54
1:18PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
-0.12
5:15PM
-0.06
6:15AM
-0.05
6:09PM
0.00
7:15AM
0.03
7:09PM
0.08
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:16-------6:16-------6:13----
Sunset------7:40-------7:42-------7:43-
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1--------------12--
Temp. °C11109911910109655578778101112131515
Feels °C (?)566451312-1-2-2-1220-1-1247101313
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