The Cove Delaware Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
24.7°C
3.0° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 8PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
24
23
23
43
41
21
21
27
21
21
20
20
21
42
34
33
23
32
29
26
Wind (km/h)
25
W
15
NW
5
NNE
5
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:39AM1.53m
11:00PM1.38m
11:20AM1.51m
11:41PM1.28m
12:02PM1.48m
Low Tide
4:52PM0.04m
5:01AM0.07m
5:38PM0.10m
5:41AM0.14m
6:26PM0.18m
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:09
7:08
 mm
6
2
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
26
26
25
24
22
21
22
23
23
21
19
20
19
21
21
20
20
20
Feels °C
26
28
31
29
29
27
25
18
16
16
17
18
15
15
17
16
19
19
19
19
19
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