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The Cove Delaware surfForecast / Delaware / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 14 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Cove Delaware surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Cove Delaware today?
The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 6AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Cove Delaware. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 67 | 77 | 75 | 27 | 66 | 66 | 44 | 41 | 42 | 57 | 41 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:51AM1.24m | 7:17PM1.55m | 7:43AM1.25m | 8:07PM1.65m | 8:35AM1.25m | 8:58PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:45AM0.02m | 12:51PM-0.03m | 1:39AM-0.06m | 1:38PM-0.08m | 2:32AM-0.12m | 2:27PM-0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 67 | 77 | 75 | 27 | 66 | 66 | 44 | 41 | 42 | 57 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | — | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 1 | — | 7 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 29 | 26 | — | 25 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 10 | E 7 | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 24 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 43 | 18 | 29 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 26 | 58 | 60 | 36 | 42 | 48 | 60 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 51 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 235 | 401 | 401 | 526 |
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