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Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.3° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 1PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (23 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.3
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
90
329
287
287
232
225
216
198
346
206
230
162
128
102
110
114
116
85
61
64
65
41
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:44AM1.37m
7:03PM1.37m
7:27AM1.49m
7:47PM1.37m
8:10AM1.59m
8:31PM1.36m
Low Tide
12:52PM0.11m
1:09AM0.06m
1:40PM0.04m
1:48AM0.00m
2:26PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
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Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
8
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
9
8
10
11
10
11
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