The Cove Delaware Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
24.5° 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 3PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.6
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
113
116
329
103
82
109
59
62
61
45
43
36
22
21
10
19
19
7
19
19
22
25
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
NW
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
5
N
10
ESE
10
SE
0
SSE
5
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:21AM1.08m
4:00PM1.32m
4:18AM1.01m
4:56PM1.32m
5:17AM0.98m
5:50PM1.34m
Low Tide
9:27AM0.17m
10:32PM0.26m
10:19AM0.21m
11:33PM0.26m
11:11AM0.22m
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:19
8:17
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
25
27
29
29
28
26
22
21
21
22
23
24
23
22
22
22
21
23
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
22
24
26
27
29
30
27
20
17
18
19
21
23
22
22
23
22
19
21
20
21
21
20
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