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Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
19.5°C
2.8° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 6AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.9
N
4
1.3
N
5
1.5
N
5
1.6
NNE
5
1.7
NNE
5
1.6
NE
5
1.9
NE
6
2.1
NE
8
2.3
NE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
22
11
8
8
21
8
30
28
28
74
115
127
155
143
219
567
823
917
1202
1292
1375
1400
1466
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
40
N
40
N
45
N
40
NNE
40
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:34AM1.06m
12:57PM1.38m
1:23AM1.01m
1:49PM1.33m
2:18AM1.00m
2:45PM1.30m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.29m
7:34PM0.31m
7:15AM0.33m
8:29PM0.35m
8:12AM0.36m
9:27PM0.35m
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:21
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6:19
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6:17
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 mm
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1
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1
1
2
2
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Temp °C
18
18
18
21
26
26
23
17
16
14
10
8
8
10
11
9
8
7
6
9
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
16
18
17
20
24
25
21
12
10
8
1
-1
-2
1
1
-1
-2
-3
-4
0
2
2
3
4
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