The Cove Delaware Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
25.5° C
1.7° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 12PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.1
SE
8
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
3
3
3
3
11
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
14
0
3
0
43
36
28
22
31
35
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
N
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:11AM1.43m
11:29PM1.47m
11:56AM1.44m
00:14AM1.36m
12:42PM1.42m
Low Tide
4:57AM-0.04m
5:13PM0.00m
5:40AM0.00m
6:05PM0.07m
6:22AM0.06m
6:57PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:53
7:52
 mm
1
2
4
2
2
5
1
2
3
Temp °C
24
23
24
25
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
24
23
22
24
23
23
23
27
29
29
23
25
Feels °C
25
24
26
27
27
26
24
25
25
24
24
23
21
19
22
23
24
25
29
32
31
24
28
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