Surf Forecasts:
The Cove Delaware surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 16 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, E swell with 67 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 16 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Cove Delaware this week:
The surf forecast for The Cove Delaware over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Cove Delaware in the next 16 days are 1.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 19) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Cove Delaware over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 41 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 57 | 44 | 48 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 67 | 47 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:39AM1.53m | 11:00PM1.38m | 11:20AM1.51m | 11:41PM1.28m | 12:02PM1.48m | 00:23AM1.19m | 12:46PM1.43m | 1:08AM1.10m | 1:35PM1.37m | 1:59AM1.04m | 2:30PM1.33m | 2:56AM1.00m | 3:30PM1.31m | 3:57AM1.00m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:52PM0.04m | 5:01AM0.07m | 5:38PM0.10m | 5:41AM0.14m | 6:26PM0.18m | 6:22AM0.21m | 7:16PM0.26m | 7:07AM0.28m | 8:12PM0.33m | 7:57AM0.33m | 9:13PM0.37m | 8:54AM0.36m | 10:15PM0.38m | ||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:01 | — |
mm | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 55 | 57 | 44 | 48 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 2 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 27 | 14 | 41 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 67 | 47 | 1 | 27 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 62 | 42 | 398 | 584 | 581 | 706 | 706 | 28 | 190 | 1171 | 0 | 28 | 317 | 18 | 584 | 1163 | 574 | 1178 | 1371 | 21 |
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