Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
19.2°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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 4PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 2.0m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (19 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (19 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
11
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
2.3
E
10
1.9
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
ENE
11
2.3
ENE
11
2.3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
676
1678
1993
2648
2243
875
755
584
720
643
630
1069
730
918
1081
1121
1164
1276
2092
1933
2476
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:43PM1.29m
4:16AM1.06m
4:39PM1.30m
5:10AM1.15m
5:30PM1.33m
Low Tide
9:13AM0.36m
10:21PM0.33m
10:14AM0.33m
11:08PM0.27m
11:11AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
14
15
13
13
13
12
11
13
16
16
16
15
13
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
8
9
8
8
7
6
5
7
10
10
11
11
8
6
4
5
6
7
6
6
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