Surf Forecasts:
Church Cove surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, W swell with 176 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 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 Wednesday (Jul 08) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. 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 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Church Cove over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what's on the menu for Church Cove over the next couple of weeks. I've gotta be straight with you – this isn't going to be one for the memory books. We've got a long, quiet stretch ahead with very little to get excited about.
The next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and ordinary. We're staring down the barrel of a long gap with barely a wave worth paddling for. The water’s sitting at about 62°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only positive I can find.
Now, if we squint, there are a couple of fleeting moments that might offer a surf. The best of a fairly poor bunch looks to be on Wednesday the 9th of July and Thursday the 10th of July. On Wednesday morning, there's a small 3ft swell out of the west with a period of 10 seconds, and the wind will be glassy. By the afternoon, it goes totally calm and glassy with a 3ft swell from the west. This is your best chance to get a few small, clean waves all to yourself. The combined swell energy is weak, around 125 to 148. Then on Thursday morning, the offshore wind from the ENE will keep things clean, with similar knee-high swell from the west.
After that brief flurry, it turns grim. From the 11th through the 22nd of July, it's mostly tiny, wind-affected slop or big winds ruining anything that might show up. The swell gets so small that a 0.7ft, 19-second groundswell pops up on Monday the 13th of July, but with a near gale blowing, it's just a wobbly mess.
There is a pulse of bigger energy right at the tail end on Wednesday the 22nd of July. A 6ft swell from the west with a combined energy of 349, but the wind is a fresh cross-onshore, making it lumpy and poor. That’s expert-only, and even then, it won't be pretty.
Honestly, the setup here is often more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing when the wind gets up. The two glassy windows on the 9th are your only real chance, and even then, it's all about managing expectations. Forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it, but right now, it’s looking like a write-off.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the E by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
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 kJ | 49 | 120 | 115 | 142 | 154 | 145 | 108 | 176 | 127 | 91 | 56 | 94 | 64 | 40 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 30 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | 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 | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | 5:03AM4.57m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 11:53AM0.23m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 |
 | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 | 9:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | W 13 | W 11 |
| kJ | 49 | 120 | 115 | 142 | 154 | 145 | 108 | 176 | 127 | 91 | 52 | 94 | 64 | 40 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 37 | 37 | 13 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 18 | S 17 | NW 4 | WNW 12 | W 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | WNW 8 | N 6 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 56 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | S 19 | — | S 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 13 | S 16 | NNW 5 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 21 | S 15 | SW 15 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 7 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NNE 2 | — | ENE 2 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 14 | 75 | 43 | 123 | 130 | 71 | 465 | 609 | 784 | 1192 | 881 | 963 | 1178 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 312 | 408 | 393 | 58 | 393 |
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