The Cove Delaware Surf Break

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

Issued: 7 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
23.4° C

1.7°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 (04 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 11PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)--
Afternoon (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat night, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.7
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.7
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
12
7
10
11
7
7
7
18
7
7
28
7
8
14
15
18
22
9
26
19
14
13
13
Wind (km/h)
20
S
30
W
10
WSW
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
NW
20
ENE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
20
E
25
E
10
SE
10
W
5
W
10
N
10
NNE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:23AM1.36m
12:54PM1.19m
1:06AM1.30m
1:41PM1.24m
1:53AM1.24m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.14m
6:42AM0.08m
6:51PM0.16m
7:23AM0.07m
7:45PM0.17m
8:09AM0.06m
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:28
8:28
 mm
1
3
1
3
2
10
12
6
2
2
3
1
Temp °C
33
29
30
24
23
24
25
26
26
26
23
22
23
24
26
25
24
25
25
24
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
34
28
30
26
24
26
28
28
27
26
23
23
25
28
29
28
25
25
28
27
27
27
26
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.7
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
Energy kJ
21
12
7
10
11
7
7
7
1
7
7
28
7
8
14
8
8
9
9
26
19
14
10
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
N
3
0.1
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
Energy kJ
7
2
1
1
3
2
1
7
1
1
8
1
9
9
8
13
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
NE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
7
2
1
5
9
9
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.5
NW
3
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
S
5
Energy kJ
40
13
21
5
13
13
12
18
18
29
22
20
15
18
22
29
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1163
2147
26
62
1155
1155
62
3063
1371
3124
18
99
1482
709
709
1198
1371
315
20
0
26
18
34
99
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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