Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
21.3°C
1.4° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 9AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.2
E
11
1
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2071
1918
1544
1367
1111
969
828
632
467
332
206
125
90
42
26
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
23
24
Wind (km/h)
55
N
55
N
50
N
45
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:41AM1.48m
9:01PM1.46m
9:21AM1.56m
9:41PM1.43m
10:03AM1.61m
10:23PM1.37m
Low Tide
2:28AM0.07m
2:49PM0.03m
3:04AM0.03m
3:32PM0.01m
3:42AM0.01m
4:18PM0.01m
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
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 mm
5
2
1
1
1
3
1
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4
5
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4
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Temp °C
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
4
4
6
7
6
5
7
8
10
10
10
8
8
8
9
11
10
11
11
13
14
14
15
16
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