Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
22.9°C
2.7° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 2AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
2.4
E
13
2.3
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2202
2188
2035
1888
1750
1921
2277
1857
3741
2306
2566
1793
1595
1266
1227
1095
955
828
632
Wind (km/h)
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
50
N
45
N
50
N
45
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:41PM1.46m
8:02AM1.39m
8:21PM1.47m
8:41AM1.48m
9:01PM1.46m
Low Tide
1:53AM0.12m
2:05PM0.08m
2:28AM0.07m
2:49PM0.03m
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8
4
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
14
14
16
19
20
18
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
6
7
8
11
12
9
5
6
5
4
4
5
6
7
7
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