The Cove Delaware Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
24.9° C
1.5° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 8AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1.2
S
6
0.1
E
12
1.2
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.1
SSE
8
2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
9
9
6
5
11
26
51
62
47
51
0
3
138
181
191
0
219
223
443
171
491
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
30
S
30
SSE
40
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
1:35AM1.29m
2:12PM1.32m
2:26AM1.17m
3:06PM1.32m
3:21AM1.08m
4:00PM1.32m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.06m
8:26PM0.18m
8:37AM0.12m
9:29PM0.23m
9:27AM0.17m
10:32PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:21
8:20
 mm
6
1
2
1
1
6
4
3
7
2
Temp °C
24
22
21
23
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
26
28
29
23
23
24
23
24
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
24
22
20
23
24
24
24
22
24
26
26
27
28
29
20
23
22
22
25
26
27
28
27
26
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