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The Cove Delaware surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 29 Apr 2025 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
12.3° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Cove Delaware this week:

The surf forecast for The Cove Delaware over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Apr 30) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at The Cove Delaware in the next 12 days are 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (May 03) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Friday (May 02) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Wed 30th Apr)2.5ft (0.8m) 6s
Best Surf 5AM (Wed 30th Apr)2.5ft (0.8m) 6s
Most Powerful 2PM (Sat 3rd May)4.5ft (1.3m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Cove Delaware over the next 12 days.

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Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.6
SE
0.7
SSE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
1.2
SSE
1.1
S
1
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ESE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)8669984887677666889787109988855899995
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)13161087441666131104994115971212810111718262678332778729817313215521572
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
NW
25
NNW
5
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
S
30
SW
15
WNW
30
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
NNE
20
E
10
S
5
SSW
15
SSE
15
W
20
NW
20
NE
20
E
15
E
15
SE
15
WSW
10
NNE
20
ESE
15
SW
15
NNW
15
ESE
10
WSW
15
NNW
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscrossoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
offcross-
on
cross-
on
offcrosscross-
on
offcrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:43PM
1.72
11:13AM
1.22
11:36PM
1.65
12:08PM
1.15
12:32AM
1.56
1:06PM
1.09
1:31AM
1.45
2:10PM
1.05
2:35AM
1.36
3:19PM
1.05
3:42AM
1.29
4:26PM
1.08
4:46AM
1.24
5:25PM
1.14
5:44AM
1.21
6:15PM
1.21
6:34AM
1.19
6:58PM
1.28
7:18AM
1.17
7:36PM
1.34
7:57AM
1.16
8:11PM
1.40
8:35AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:10AM
-0.14
5:03PM
-0.07
6:05AM
-0.06
5:57PM
0.01
7:04AM
0.02
6:55PM
0.09
8:06AM
0.10
8:00PM
0.17
9:11AM
0.15
9:10PM
0.22
10:13AM
0.17
10:22PM
0.23
11:09AM
0.17
11:27PM
0.21
11:57AM
0.16
12:23AM
0.17
12:39PM
0.14
1:12AM
0.13
1:16PM
0.13
1:55AM
0.09
1:51PM
0.12
2:35AM
0.07
2:24PM
0.12
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
Sunrise-6:03--6:03--6:01--6:00--5:58--5:58--5:56--5:56--5:54--5:54--5:52--5:52-
Sunset--7:51--7:52--7:52--7:53--7:54--7:55--7:57--7:57--7:58--7:59--8:00--8:00
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Rain (mm)
1-----21-4-18------------------------
Temp. °C20192020161620232820191814915161315121318192023181213131414121515171821
Feels °C (?)1416151612111919261815161141112101371114161719157108101091212151619

Short Range Forecast: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Wed night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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Information about the The Cove Delaware Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for The Cove Delaware provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at The Cove Delaware can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our The Cove Delaware surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (The Cove Delaware) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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