Church Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, checking in from the local lineup. Let’s have a look at what Church Cove is serving up over the next couple of weeks.

To be honest, straight off the bat, things are looking pretty grim. This ain’t one of those windows where we’re spoilt for choice. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing special ahead. For the first ten days, from Monday the 10th of August right through to the end of the following week, it’s a whole lot of “meh.” The swell’s tiny, the winds are all over the shop, and the wave energy is just pathetic. We’re talking combined energies mostly under 100 – that’s barely enough to push a sea-gull around, let alone a surfer.

The one faint glimmer in that whole period is early on, Monday morning the 10th. We’ll see a tiny 2ft swell from the WNW, but with a short period of just 6 seconds, it’s pretty weak. The water temp is sitting at 66°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so it’s not all bad for a paddle. But the wind is cross-off, it’s inconsistent, and you’d be scratching for anything rideable.

There’s a real gap here. Honestly, for a good week and a half after that Monday, I wouldn’t even bother getting the wax out. The swell stays small, the wind never settles right for a clean wave, and the forecast just keeps calling “poor surf conditions.” Church Cove is an inconsistent wave at the best of times, and this stretch proves it.

Things *finally* perk up late in the run. Thursday the 20th of August afternoon rolls around and we get a bit of life. The wind goes light out of the ENE, we get a 4ft swell from the WNW with a combined energy of 388 – which is a solid moderate dose of power. The period sits at 8 seconds, nothing special, but it’s the first time the word “good” appears in the report. This is your one real standout session for the whole outlook.

But then it fades again. Friday the 21st afternoon goes glassy with a slight southerly breeze, but the swell drops back to a piddly 2ft. And after that, the last few days of the forecast window are back to choppy onshores or tiny, weak long-period groundswell from the SSW that won’t do much here.

The call: If you’re desperate for a paddle, maybe sneak out for a glassy session on the 20th afternoon. That’s your only proper shout. Otherwise, this is a blank run. It’s a quiet patch for the Cove. Forecasts can change, but right now, don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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