Surf Forecasts:
Barley Cove surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, WSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period, ESE swell with 160 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Barley Cove this week:
The surf forecast for Barley Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Barley Cove in the next 16 days are 1.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Barley Cove over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Mon morning, light winds from the ENE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SE 8 | SSW 19 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
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 kJ | 77 | 39 | 47 | 39 | 24 | 13 | 25 | 45 | 33 | 74 | 74 | 48 | 123 | 61 | 18 | 65 | 51 | 48 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 1:42PM2.54m | 2:17AM2.54m | 2:50PM2.66m | 3:23AM2.69m | 3:52PM2.84m | 4:23AM2.86m | 4:49PM3.01m | 5:17AM3.01m | 5:41PM3.15m | 6:08AM3.13m | 6:30PM3.23m | 6:56AM3.17m | 7:18PM3.23m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20AM0.69m | 7:59PM0.65m | 8:29AM0.59m | 9:05PM0.51m | 9:32AM0.46m | 10:05PM0.34m | 10:30AM0.31m | 11:00PM0.19m | 11:23AM0.18m | 11:52PM0.07m | 12:13PM0.10m | 00:41AM0.02m | 1:02PM0.08m | 1:28AM0.04m | |||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 9:49 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SSW 21 | SE 8 | SSW 19 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 77 | 39 | 47 | 39 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 33 | 74 | 74 | 48 | 123 | 19 | 17 | 65 | 51 | 48 | 41 | 41 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | ESE 5 | SSW 16 | W 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | WSW 11 | SE 7 | SSW 18 | S 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 37 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 74 | 24 | 12 | 61 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 8 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 21 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 10 | S 6 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 13 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 12 | W 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 8 | E 4 | — | E 7 | SE 6 | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | E 6 | ESE 3 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 101 | 12 | — | 149 | 8 | — | 7 | 6 | — | 60 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 58 | 70 | 70 | 58 | 86 | 44 | 695 | 44 | 75 | 0 | 44 | 70 | 44 | 44 | 75 | 44 | 44 | 361 | 54 |
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