The Cove Delaware Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.78° N 75.08° W

The Cove Delaware WaveFinder

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove Delaware sea temperature is
25.6° C
3.4° 

The Cove Delaware surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


The Cove Delaware surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, E swell with 71 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s 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 Thursday (Jul 09) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at The Cove Delaware in the next 16 days are 0.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Thu 9th Jul)1.5ft (0.5m) 7s
Best Surf 2AM (Thu 9th Jul)1.5ft (0.5m) 7s
Most Powerful 8AM (Mon 13th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 7s

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


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