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Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
16.7°C
1.2° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 3PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
235
235
167
131
98
98
108
114
86
59
60
61
40
39
39
37
37
36
27
39
56
56
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NE
5
SE
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:27AM1.49m
7:47PM1.37m
8:10AM1.59m
8:31PM1.36m
8:53AM1.66m
9:16PM1.33m
Low Tide
1:40PM0.04m
1:48AM0.00m
2:26PM-0.02m
2:29AM-0.04m
3:13PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:18
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7:20
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6:09
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6:07
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Temp °C
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
9
8
9
10
11
11
11
12
10
9
9
10
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
14
14
14
14
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