The Cove Delaware surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 25 May 2026 EDT
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The Cove Delaware surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Cove Delaware today?

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 7PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (25 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (25 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
E
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
64
63
44
43
42
29
34
29
29
30
25
24
16
16
16
26
31
17
38
39
35
26
26
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
5
SW
5
N
0
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:23PM1.28m
5:41AM1.17m
6:14PM1.34m
6:34AM1.14m
7:00PM1.39m
7:21AM1.11m
Low Tide
10:56AM0.10m
11:33PM0.16m
11:44AM0.10m
00:31AM0.13m
12:29PM0.10m
1:21AM0.10m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:14
8:15
8:15
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
19
20
20
20
20
19
18
19
18
19
19
19
18
19
19
20
24
25
22
21
21
20
19
20
21
21
22
22
22
21
20
20
19
21
21
20
20
21
22
23
26
26
23
22
20
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
84
64
63
44
43
42
29
34
26
29
30
25
24
16
16
16
26
31
17
38
39
30
26
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
16
25
48
23
23
23
22
29
29
29
19
19
19
11
10
10
10
12
11
4
4
35
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
5
4
4
4
4
3
11
4
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
6
0.3
W
2
Energy kJ
23
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
28
0
28
11
18
7
21
28
34
206
0
18
42
42
18
0
18
0
0
1
26
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
4
1
2
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
6
7
6
9
6
8
8
6
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