Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove Delaware today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Cove Delaware. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 16 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 40 | 36 | 46 | 31 | 35 | 28 | 18 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:17PM1.49m | 8:36AM1.24m | 8:55PM1.50m | 9:14AM1.32m | 9:32PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50PM0.14m | 2:36AM0.14m | 2:31PM0.09m | 3:09AM0.10m | 3:12PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
9 | 16 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 3 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 6 | E 13 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 |
1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 28 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 40 | 36 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 317 | 351 | 1163 | 1029 | 374 | 375 | 226 | 226 | 235 | 1171 | 1171 | 1171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
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