The Cove Delaware Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

The Cove Delaware 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
24.0° C
0.3° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove Delaware at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
6
0.9
E
5
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.1
E
10
0.3
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
497
192
133
308
103
103
77
64
43
64
60
45
37
36
27
36
35
32
26
34
2
6
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
NNE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:24PM1.35m
00:37AM1.30m
1:11PM1.38m
1:25AM1.21m
2:03PM1.42m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.05m
6:30PM0.12m
6:48AM0.05m
7:23PM0.16m
7:34AM0.07m
8:23PM0.19m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:07
 mm
4
4
5
3
4
3
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
26
27
26
26
24
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
25
27
26
Feels °C
24
25
24
27
28
31
30
28
22
21
22
22
23
24
25
26
25
26
26
28
28
29
27
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