Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.6° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 11AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (27 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
11
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
1
NNW
4
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
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
389
202
154
81
41
26
26
43
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
12
12
12
14
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:21AM1.56m
9:41PM1.43m
10:03AM1.61m
10:23PM1.37m
10:46AM1.63m
Low Tide
3:04AM0.03m
3:32PM0.01m
3:42AM0.01m
4:18PM0.01m
4:22AM0.01m
5:06PM0.03m
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6:52
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6:47
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 mm
6
7
9
7
2
1
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Temp °C
15
15
14
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
17
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
9
11
13
12
12
11
12
14
17
18
18
16
17
17
17
20
19
20
19
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