The Cove Delaware surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 16 May 2026 EDT
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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
14.1° C
(Which is 1.7°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 3PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (16 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (16 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
1.4
S
6
0.5
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.1
E
17
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
41
43
44
26
25
25
24
153
28
59
64
107
87
22
21
21
20
20
15
74
6
16
17
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
25
S
20
SW
15
S
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:35AM1.25m
8:58PM1.72m
9:27AM1.23m
9:49PM1.73m
10:19AM1.21m
10:42PM1.71m
Low Tide
2:32AM-0.12m
2:27PM-0.11m
3:24AM-0.15m
3:16PM-0.12m
4:17AM-0.14m
4:07PM-0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
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5:47
5:46
5:46
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:07
8:07
8:07
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
21
23
23
18
20
20
19
19
22
23
25
25
24
22
22
20
23
24
27
25
22
22
13
14
17
18
17
13
16
17
17
18
22
23
24
25
25
21
23
21
25
25
26
23
21
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
17
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
57
41
43
44
26
25
25
24
46
23
59
64
51
51
22
21
21
14
15
15
4
6
16
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
15
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
17
24
21
27
25
12
18
21
28
6
13
6
1
1
4
20
20
4
6
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
Energy kJ
4
14
13
1
4
4
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
5
Energy kJ
1
2
9
36
52
48
49
153
107
87
12
10
13
29
9
74
33
26
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
190
374
527
1171
1171
28
0
0
1
28
433
0
34
28
1
1
42
391
1029
706
577
53
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
2
4
3
3
4
2
2
9
1
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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