The Cove Delaware Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
25.2° C
2.8° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 4AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (10 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (10 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
E
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
10
9
9
14
13
16
17
13
41
9
9
9
8
8
12
13
9
9
11
10
11
13
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NNW
10
SSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
E
20
ENE
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:28PM1.45m
4:48AM1.08m
5:30PM1.52m
5:54AM1.08m
6:32PM1.60m
6:59AM1.10m
Low Tide
10:56PM0.14m
10:51AM0.03m
00:01AM0.09m
11:51AM-0.01m
1:04AM0.03m
12:51PM-0.05m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:25
8:25
 mm
5
7
1
3
7
1
Temp °C
25
27
25
24
23
24
28
29
31
28
26
26
25
25
26
26
23
22
22
22
22
21
23
23
Feels °C
26
29
27
26
24
25
29
30
32
28
28
29
27
27
29
27
23
23
23
23
22
19
20
20
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