Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
18.1°C
2.0° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 10AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (20 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
E
10
2.4
E
10
1.9
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.3
ENE
11
2.1
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
3
ENE
11
1.9
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
785
617
584
566
1202
1112
1280
798
1010
1144
1164
1045
1757
1768
2112
856
676
673
515
514
372
305
247
200
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
4:16AM1.06m
4:39PM1.30m
5:10AM1.15m
5:30PM1.33m
5:59AM1.25m
6:18PM1.35m
Low Tide
10:14AM0.33m
11:08PM0.27m
11:11AM0.27m
11:50PM0.21m
12:04PM0.20m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
12
13
17
18
17
15
13
11
10
12
13
14
13
12
12
11
10
12
15
17
16
15
Feels °C
8
7
6
7
12
13
13
10
7
5
3
5
6
8
7
6
5
4
3
6
9
11
11
10
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