Brace Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.59° N 70.65° W

Issued: 7 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Brace Cove sea temperature is
18.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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


Brace Cove surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period, ESE swell with 623 kJ wave energy.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Brace Cove this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Brace Cove in the next 16 days are 2.3m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 8PM (Tue 7th Jul)7.5ft (2.3m) 8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Mon night).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.7
SE
4
1.9
ESE
6
2.3
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.2
E
8
1
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.3
E
7
1.2
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
11
18
21
23
19
16
280
576
398
341
328
182
127
74
27
10
87
16
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
SE
0
NW
15
ENE
20
E
10
S
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
NNE
25
NNE
10
ESE
25
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
10
SW
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:13PM2.52m
3:19AM2.71m
3:53PM2.58m
4:04AM2.65m
4:36PM2.64m
4:53AM2.59m
5:22PM2.72m
5:47AM2.54m
6:12PM2.80m
6:44AM2.50m
7:06PM2.89m
7:44AM2.49m
8:03PM2.98m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.05m
9:09PM0.32m
9:36AM0.07m
9:55PM0.29m
10:19AM0.09m
10:45PM0.26m
11:05AM0.13m
11:38PM0.20m
11:56AM0.17m
00:35AM0.13m
12:50PM0.19m
1:34AM0.04m
1:47PM0.19m
2:35AM-0.07m
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:11
5:11
5:11
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:21
8:21
 mm
4
3
4
2
1
4
1
Temp °C
30
31
28
20
21
21
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
18
27
30
26
21
23
22
Feels °C
30
32
28
18
19
19
15
15
15
10
9
10
13
15
16
25
27
22
23
25
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
E
10
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.2
E
8
1
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.5
SSE
5
Energy kJ
13
13
13
11
18
21
3
19
2
398
341
328
182
127
74
27
9
9
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1
1
23
4
4
9
5
4
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
8
0.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
2
4
10
1
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
1.9
ESE
6
2.3
ESE
8
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NNE
6
0.5
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
1.2
SSE
5
0.4
NW
2
Energy kJ
1
2
3
2
5
4
16
280
576
68
101
5
1
4
28
13
87
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
624
2510
218
625
2771
654
617
617
439
541
1082
75
4
4
51
27
30
30
36
75
38
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
1
3
1
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
9
7
5
5
8
7
5
5
9
7
9
5
7
5
5
4
8
4
5
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Information about the Brace Cove Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Brace Cove provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Brace Cove can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Brace Cove 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 (Brace Cove) 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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