Surf Forecasts:
Church Cove surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, W swell with 164 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Church Cove this week:
The surf forecast for Church Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 3s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Church Cove in the next 16 days are 1.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 8s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Church Cove over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, Rusty here, and I’m going to give it to you straight – this outlook for Church Cove is about as flat as it gets. We’ve got a long period of nothing much to work with, so don’t get your hopes up.
The first week, starting Tuesday the 7th, is a write-off. Tiny waves, poor conditions, and nothing worth getting wet for. The first chance to even think about a surf comes on Wednesday the 8th in the morning. There’s a glassy 3ft swell from the west with a 10-second period, but the wave energy is weak (125). It’s barely surfable. Thursday the 9th offers a slightly cleaner 3ft from the WNW in the morning with a light offshore breeze, but it’s still very ordinary. This break is *inconsistent*, and you can feel it.
After that, it’s a total drought. From Sunday the 12th all the way through the rest of the month, the swell disappears. We’re talking 0.6ft to 1ft – just flat calm, with strong winds keeping the water clean but useless for surfing. That’s a stretch of over a week with nothing.
The only other tiny blip is on Friday the 17th of July, with a 3ft swell from the southwest, but it’s a short-period 7-second windswell, cross-shore winds, and weak energy (81). Not worth your time.
The standout? There isn’t one. If you had to pick a session, the early morning of the 9th of July is your best bet – clean, light wind on a small, weak swell. But don’t expect much. It’s a quiet period for the area, and the forecasts can change, but right now it’s grim.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 49 | 120 | 115 | 142 | 154 | 150 | 108 | 139 | 127 | 89 | 83 | 94 | 67 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17AM3.91m | 10:41PM4.09m | 11:16AM3.84m | 11:44PM3.99m | 12:24PM3.84m | 00:54AM3.96m | 1:34PM3.93m | 2:05AM4.03m | 2:40PM4.11m | 3:09AM4.19m | 3:40PM4.37m | 4:09AM4.39m | 4:36PM4.64m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42AM0.80m | 4:58PM0.97m | 5:30AM0.90m | 5:51PM1.08m | 6:26AM0.98m | 6:54PM1.13m | 7:33AM1.02m | 8:09PM1.08m | 8:47AM0.94m | 9:25PM0.88m | 9:58AM0.74m | 10:33PM0.58m | 10:59AM0.48m | 11:31PM0.27m | |||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 74 | 49 | 120 | 115 | 142 | 154 | 150 | 108 | 139 | 127 | 89 | 50 | 94 | 67 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 37 | 37 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | ESE 4 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | WNW 8 | NNW 6 | SW 15 | W 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 48 | 83 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | S 19 | — | S 17 | S 12 | S 18 | NNW 4 | — | — | NNW 5 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 21 | S 15 | W 8 | N 6 | S 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | 7 | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NE 2 | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 87 | 109 | 171 | 130 | 109 | 572 | 439 | 558 | 853 | 523 | 196 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 549 | 30 | 408 | 224 | 44 | 390 |
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