Surf Forecasts:
Church Cove surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 31 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, WSW swell with 1,825 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Church Cove this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Church Cove in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Church Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, it’s Rusty here. Let’s cut through the noise and get straight to it.
We’ve got a bit of a wild stretch coming up for Church Cove. For the next week and a half, it’s mostly going to be a write-off. The swell is there, but it’s being chopped up and blown out by strong onshore winds, making for some real messy conditions. We're looking at days of onshore wind, starting with a moderate breeze on Thursday the 27th and building into a near gale by Saturday the 29th. There’s some serious energy in the water on the 29th afternoon, and again on the 31st morning, but it’s all for nothing if the wind’s howling onshore. The water, by the way, is running at 64°F which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.
Now, this all changes for the better. We’ve got a standout window around the 5th of September. Early that Saturday morning, the wind swings around to a light offshore easterly, and the ocean finally cleans up. The swell is a solid 7ft from the west with a period of 11 seconds, and the energy is pumping. That’s a serious morning. But here’s the catch: by the afternoon, the swell jumps to 12ft from the WSW with a period of 8 seconds. That’s a lot of juice, but it’s predicted to be too big for this break. The wave will be closing out and dumping, so this is strictly for the experts, and even then, it might be a handful. The morning window though, that’s the one to circle.
After that, it drops off into the second week. The 6th through the 10th of September looks like more of the same: onshore and cross-onshore winds with poor conditions, and a mix of swells that just can’t seem to line up. We do see a light cross-offshore breeze on the morning of the 10th, but the swell has dropped to a weak 3ft, and it’s just not enough to get excited about.
The final day of the window, the 11th of September, has a little something. A gentle offshore NE breeze with low swell energy, giving us a clean, knee-to-waist high wave. It’s not a classic, but it's surfable, and after so much junk, a clean wave is worth a paddle out.
So, honestly, the real highlight here is that Saturday morning on the 5th. Mark it down. It’s got the size, the period, and the clean conditions. The rest of the window is a waiting game, but that one morning looks like it’ll be worth the patience.
Stay salty.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 60 | 56 | 154 | 491 | 209 | 573 | 1611 | 1106 | 465 | 620 | 1825 | 1523 | 932 | 404 | 264 | 252 | 161 | 127 | 74 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:25PM4.49m | 5:42AM4.38m | 5:57PM4.71m | 6:13AM4.57m | 6:28PM4.87m | 6:45AM4.70m | 7:00PM4.94m | 7:18AM4.75m | 7:34PM4.92m | 7:53AM4.71m | 8:11PM4.78m | 8:31AM4.57m | 8:52PM4.54m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42AM0.61m | 00:05AM0.42m | 12:16PM0.37m | 00:39AM0.21m | 12:51PM0.20m | 1:13AM0.08m | 1:26PM0.12m | 1:48AM0.06m | 2:01PM0.14m | 2:23AM0.14m | 2:39PM0.26m | 3:01AM0.32m | 3:19PM0.46m | 3:43AM0.58m | |||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 38 | 49 | 43 | 27 | — | 12 | — | — | 1106 | 465 | — | — | — | 932 | 404 | 264 | 12 | 10 | 127 | 74 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 5 | WSW 7 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 19 | 13 | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 8 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | — | SSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | 60 | 56 | 154 | 491 | 209 | 573 | 1611 | — | 79 | 620 | 1825 | 1523 | — | — | — | 252 | 161 | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 22 | 18 | 190 | 255 | 189 | 268 | 314 | 68 | 189 | 393 | 181 | 185 | 201 | 22 | 192 | 727 | 190 | 20 | 225 | 566 |
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The above surf forecast table for Church Cove provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Church Cove can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Church Cove surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Church Cove) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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