The Cove Delaware Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
23.8° C
0.2° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
3
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
15
15
14
15
19
18
18
17
43
20
20
18
16
14
26
10
7
11
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NNE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:02PM1.48m
10:23AM1.21m
10:38PM1.46m
11:01AM1.26m
Low Tide
3:35PM0.09m
4:20AM0.08m
4:15PM0.08m
4:53AM0.06m
4:57PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:12
8:10
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
23
22
22
21
24
25
25
25
25
24
23
23
26
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
24
26
25
24
24
22
25
26
25
24
25
24
23
24
27
26
24
24
24
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