The Cove Delaware surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 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
5.6° C
(Which is 1.1°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 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Mar 23) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. 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 0.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Mar 27) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Mar 26) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Mon 23rd Mar)2.5ft (0.8m) 5s
Best Surf 2AM (Mon 23rd Mar)2.5ft (0.8m) 5s
Most Powerful 5AM (Fri 27th Mar)3ft (0.9m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Cove Delaware over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri night. Icy conditions (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
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 (?)
0.4
SE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.6
SSE
0.6
NNW
1
NNE
0.5
NE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.7
NNW
Period(s) (?)857896661099101096445884
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)183950182524177311615882301135116617
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
5
SSW
15
N
25
NW
35
NNW
20
N
10
SE
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
SW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01AM
1.52
12:26PM
1.14
12:55AM
1.47
1:23PM
1.05
1:58AM
1.41
2:29PM
0.99
3:08AM
1.36
3:46PM
0.98
4:25AM
1.34
5:04PM
1.01
5:37AM
1.34
6:12PM
1.10
6:39AM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
-0.09
6:24AM
-0.05
6:24PM
-0.03
7:23AM
0.03
7:20PM
0.04
8:30AM
0.11
8:26PM
0.10
9:43AM
0.15
9:39PM
0.13
10:57AM
0.14
10:55PM
0.12
12:01PM
0.10
12:04AM
0.07
12:55PM
0.05
Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise--6:58--6:58--6:56--6:54--6:52--6:52--6:50
Sunset7:13--7:14--7:15--7:15--7:16--7:17--7:19--
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11-----------1-----
Temp. °C20191010935458101418171672-2457
Feels °C (?)1716741-41-200610131111-2-6-10-31-1
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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 16 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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