Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
18.8°C
0.7° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (29 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (29 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
SE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
14
12
14
23
23
22
12
12
12
24
24
42
39
25
37
36
36
14
14
14
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
WNW
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
ESE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:46AM1.63m
11:08PM1.30m
11:34AM1.63m
11:57PM1.22m
12:27PM1.59m
Low Tide
5:06PM0.03m
5:05AM0.04m
5:57PM0.09m
5:53AM0.08m
6:54PM0.15m
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cloud
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cloud
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clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
19
20
22
21
21
20
19
20
21
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
23
27
28
25
22
Feels °C
18
20
23
22
21
20
19
20
22
22
19
19
20
20
21
21
22
25
27
23
20
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