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The Cove Delaware surfForecast / Delaware / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 20 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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.9°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 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Cove Delaware. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | |
24 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 36 | 105 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 73 | 128 | 119 | 83 | 91 | 110 | 151 | 160 | 188 | 206 | 205 | 223 | 263 | 255 | 282 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 12:10PM1.16m | 00:34AM1.57m | 1:11PM1.14m | 1:34AM1.48m | 2:15PM1.14m | 2:36AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59PM-0.00m | 7:04AM-0.00m | 7:00PM0.07m | 8:04AM0.04m | 8:07PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | 8:12 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | — | — | SE 13 |
 kJ | 24 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | E 15 | E 12 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | S 6 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 80 | 53 | 30 | 55 | — | 105 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 73 | 128 | 119 | 83 | 91 | 110 | 151 | 160 | 188 | 206 | 205 | 223 | 263 | 255 | 282 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 147 | 159 | 1 | 21 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 221 | 288 | 233 | 301 | 255 | 233 | 232 | 354 | 313 | 313 | 301 | 320 | 302 | 203 | 203 | 203 |
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