The Cove Delaware Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
24.8° C
1.4° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 4PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
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)
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
45
43
30
23
31
28
27
27
8
12
12
18
30
34
27
31
36
22
31
39
48
24
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
0
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
E
10
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:18AM1.01m
4:56PM1.32m
5:17AM0.98m
5:50PM1.34m
6:12AM0.98m
6:40PM1.37m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.21m
11:33PM0.26m
11:11AM0.22m
00:28AM0.25m
12:02PM0.21m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:17
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
22
23
24
23
22
22
22
21
22
22
23
22
22
22
21
20
22
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
19
18
20
21
24
21
21
23
22
19
19
20
21
21
22
23
20
18
20
20
20
21
20
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