The Cove Delaware Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
26.0° C
2.2° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 6PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 23°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun morning).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
7
8
8
8
8
8
3
3
3
3
6
6
3
3
4
4
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
10
S
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
SE
0
SE
0
E
10
NW
10
N
10
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:36AM1.35m
9:59PM1.64m
10:24AM1.41m
10:45PM1.57m
11:11AM1.43m
Low Tide
3:30PM-0.07m
4:14AM-0.06m
4:22PM-0.05m
4:57AM-0.04m
5:13PM0.00m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:55
7:54
 mm
Temp °C
25
27
28
29
29
28
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
26
29
29
32
30
29
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
26
26
25
25
23
23
24
24
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