The Cove Delaware Surf Break

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

Issued: 7 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
21.5° C

1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 2PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jun)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (23 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.7
N
4
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
4
0.1
E
8
1
SSE
4
0.1
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
32
24
20
15
15
16
18
13
19
23
23
17
17
13
12
11
11
11
17
14
1
0
4
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
W
15
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:03AM1.14m
4:44PM1.31m
5:01AM1.07m
5:37PM1.34m
5:57AM1.03m
6:25PM1.37m
Low Tide
10:13AM0.11m
11:06PM0.20m
11:02AM0.14m
00:04AM0.19m
11:50AM0.15m
00:57AM0.17m
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:29
8:29
8:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
9
Temp °C
23
23
23
22
19
19
19
19
18
18
21
25
26
25
24
24
23
22
25
26
25
23
22
22
Feels °C
26
26
25
20
16
17
18
17
14
14
18
22
23
23
22
23
21
21
24
21
20
18
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
45
32
24
20
15
15
16
18
13
19
23
23
17
17
13
12
11
11
11
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
N
3
0.1
NE
4
0.2
S
3
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.4
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
3
3
5
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.3
NNW
2
0.6
NNW
3
0.5
N
4
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.7
N
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
Energy kJ
27
17
1
9
6
2
5
13
15
10
2
2
1
1
1
17
14
22
43
49
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
18
60
228
228
237
301
301
258
237
42
126
60
169
120
126
185
237
320
2477
1171
1029
584
155
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
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