Church Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at the Church Cove forecast.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you. The next week and a half is looking pretty grim for Church Cove. We've got a long stretch of flat, small waves ahead. For the most part, we're talking about knee-high dribble with no real energy behind it. You'll be waiting a while for anything worthwhile.

We're looking at the 15th through the 27th of July with barely a ripple. The swell is mostly tiny, coming in from the west but with hardly any power. The combined wave energy is pitiful, often below 100 – we're talking numbers like 42, 17, even 6 at one point. That's barely enough to move a sea gull.

There's a flicker of hope late on the 25th of July. Saturday afternoon we see a small bump, 2ft to 2ft and the winds are light and offshore. The combined energy finally creeps up to 71. The report says the conditions will be "very ordinary" which is a polite way of saying it's surfable but nothing to write home about.

Then it goes quiet again until the 28th of July. Tuesday morning a new pulse of 3ft from the WSW arrives, with a combined energy of 156. After all that flatness, it's something.

But the real standout? That's the 29th of July, Wednesday morning. This is the one you've been waiting for. Church Cove gets a solid 7ft west swell with an offshore wind and glassy conditions. The combined energy shoots up to 703 – that's a proper amount of power. The report says to expect "very good surf conditions". For experts only at that size, but it could be a cracker of a session. Later that afternoon the wind picks up, making it less ideal.

After that peak, the swell drops back down to 5ft on the 30th, then to 3ft, with the conditions becoming more marginal the further out we go.

So, to sum it up: there's a lot of waiting for a very short window. The morning of the 29th is your best bet, but remember, it's a long-range call so don't bank your life on it. Keep an eye on the forecasts.

Rusty.

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