
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove Delaware today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 5AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at The Cove Delaware. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | E 14 | ESE 8 | E 14 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 13 | SSE 5 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 42 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:46AM1.28m | 11:07PM1.62m | 11:38AM1.31m | 11:57PM1.53m | 12:29PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40AM-0.10m | 4:37PM-0.08m | 5:28AM-0.09m | 5:32PM-0.03m | 6:15AM-0.05m | 6:28PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | ENE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 3 | E 14 | — | SE 13 | SSE 5 | E 13 |
7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | — | 7 | 42 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | E 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 3 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 9 | — | E 13 | — |
— | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | — | ENE 3 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 8 | 28 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 45 | 136 | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 351 | 351 | 351 | 1482 | 1375 | 1171 | 255 | 42 | 1482 | 1029 | 1029 | 2477 | 1029 | 1066 | 1029 | 1292 | 1380 | 1029 | 1037 | 3124 | 2606 | 1 | 99 | 234 |
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