Church Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk Church Cove. It’s been a quiet stretch, and I mean quiet. This spot doesn’t fire often, and over the next week and a half, it’s mostly gonna be a flat, wind-affected run.

From now through the 22nd of August, you’re looking at tiny surf. This Saturday morning serves up a 1 ft swell from the WNW, period 10 seconds, with a moderate 12 mph ESE breeze. The wave energy is a weak 39. Water temp is 66°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year. Not bad for a paddle, but not for surfing.

Sunday and Monday are more of the same – barely a ripple, a few clean mornings with light offshore winds, but the swell is just too small. Tuesday morning (11th) sees 20 mph east winds, cross-off, and the swell drops to 1 ft. Energy hits a pitiful 19. Dead flat.

Mid-week, there’s a tiny bump. Wednesday the 12th shows a 3 ft swell from the WSW, period 10 seconds, energy at 138. The wind is a stiff 20 mph from the east, so it’s clean but blown out. Thursday the 13th offers the best of this first week: 4 ft from the west, period 11 seconds, energy climbing to 326. That’s some moderate energy and a better period. But the wind is cross-shore from the NW at 9-16 mph, adding a chop. Still poor, they say.

From the 14th through the 21st, it’s a long run of swell under 3 ft, mostly cross or onshore wind, and energy rarely cracks triple digits. Saturday the 15th morning has a light offshore from the north at 6 mph, but the swell is a measly 2 ft – surfable but ordinary.

The only real event comes on Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd of August. Saturday the 22nd brings a 7 ft swell building to 8 ft from the WNW, period 9-10 seconds. The energy is strong at 681 and then 1042. But the wind is screaming from the WNW at 25-28 mph, cross-onshore, making it a messy, blown-out mess. This is kite-surf territory.

Sunday the 23rd is your best shot. The swell holds at 8 ft from the WNW, period 10 seconds, with massive energy – 1378 in the morning, 1269 in the afternoon. The wind shifts to a cross-off from the NNW at 20 mph. It’s a fresh breeze, but offshore, so it’ll be clean. That’s heavy water – 8 ft of it – and it’s for experts only. The period is moderate, so expect some thick, powerful lines. The file calls it marginal, and with that wind, it’s a gamble, but if you’ve got the skill, Sunday morning could be the window. Crowds are possible, and given Church Cove rarely breaks, when it does, the crew comes out.

It’s a long wait for a maybe. Keep your eye on that Sunday the 23rd.

Rusty.

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