
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove Delaware today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 6AM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Cove Delaware. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 5 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 35 | 97 | 155 | 161 | 102 | 106 | 169 | 159 | 449 | 604 | 606 | 640 | 584 | 608 | 734 | 815 | 1165 | 1456 | 1438 | 3656 | 4657 | 3138 | 1392 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:23AM1.01m | 1:49PM1.33m | 2:18AM1.00m | 2:45PM1.30m | 3:17AM1.01m | 3:43PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15AM0.33m | 8:29PM0.35m | 8:12AM0.36m | 9:27PM0.35m | 9:13AM0.36m | 10:21PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
22 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 352 | 2209 | 2041 | 1944 | 1392 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 5 |
15 | 35 | 97 | 155 | 161 | 102 | 106 | 169 | 159 | 449 | 604 | 606 | 640 | 584 | 608 | 734 | 815 | 1165 | 1456 | 1438 | 3656 | 4657 | 3138 | 56 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1310 | 526 | 477 | 1028 | 1029 | 1029 | 1066 | 574 | 1163 | 537 | 574 | 235 | 1163 | 228 | 1404 | 608 | 605 | 255 | 393 | 2160 | 569 | 605 | 487 | 487 |
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