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Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
16.0°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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 8PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
65
64
64
48
50
45
31
12
11
32
21
21
24
30
23
30
30
24
32
31
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:27AM1.71m
10:52PM1.23m
11:18AM1.68m
11:45PM1.17m
12:14PM1.62m
Low Tide
4:52PM-0.02m
4:44AM-0.02m
5:46PM0.03m
5:37AM0.04m
6:45PM0.09m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
19
21
20
17
14
Feels °C
12
13
12
13
14
15
16
16
15
18
17
18
16
15
15
14
15
18
15
11
9
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