Surf Forecasts:
Abalone Cove surf forecast from 15 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 18 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 21 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with 397 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 18 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Abalone Cove this week:
The surf forecast for Abalone Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Abalone Cove in the next 16 days are 0.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-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 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 21st Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Abalone Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty again, and the news is grim. Abalone Cove is a no-go for the full 16-day forecast. Not one good surf session in sight from July 14th through the 29th.
This is a sheltered, inconsistent reef, so it doesn't take much to shut it down. We do get some solid-looking long-period groundswell—pushing up to 19 seconds—but the swell height stays tiny, often at 0.6m or less. Even when it jumps to about 2 feet on the 25th, the wind is either cross-on or onshore, churning the surface up.
The water temp is about 70°, which is over 5 degrees warmer than normal for this time of year. That's weird, but it doesn't help the surf.
The wave energy climbs into a strong range around the 25th and 26th of July, but without clean wind or a proper swell direction, it's just messy chop. For a break that rarely breaks, seeing this long stretch of zeroes is more the norm than the exception around here.
Don't waste the gas. Check back another time.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 61 | 109 | 108 | 95 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 91 | 94 | 74 | 76 | 192 | 201 | 66 | 232 | 238 | 211 | 164 | 203 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:54AM1.64m | 9:46PM2.56m | 11:35AM1.69m | 10:35PM2.45m | 12:17PM1.75m | 11:24PM2.25m | 12:59PM1.80m | 00:13AM2.00m | 1:41PM1.84m | 1:07AM1.73m | 2:25PM1.86m | 2:13AM1.47m | 3:12PM1.88m | 3:49AM1.29m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:30PM1.00m | 5:03AM-0.12m | 4:24PM0.97m | 5:44AM-0.01m | 5:21PM0.95m | 6:24AM0.16m | 6:21PM0.96m | 7:01AM0.36m | 7:28PM0.96m | 7:37AM0.58m | 8:47PM0.94m | 8:12AM0.79m | 10:17PM0.88m | ||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 59 | 61 | 16 | 24 | 95 | 76 | 50 | 24 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 76 | 192 | 201 | 63 | 232 | 238 | 139 | 164 | 203 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 58 | 49 | 109 | 108 | 29 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 55 | 54 | 74 | 6 | 27 | 43 | 66 | 59 | 52 | 211 | 85 | 72 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | W 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | W 17 | SW 13 | SW 5 | SW 13 | W 15 | S 13 | W 15 | W 14 | SSW 20 | S 14 |
| kJ | 21 | 16 | 65 | 33 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 91 | 94 | 51 | 22 | 27 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 50 | 17 | 16 | 37 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SW 6 | SSE 3 | — | — | W 2 | — | — | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 123 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 160 | 123 | 19 | 160 | 71 | 37 |
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