Church Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, grab a brew and listen up. I’m talkin’ about Church Cove (UK) for the next couple weeks, and I’ll level with ya—it’s a tough stretch. This spot is inconsistent and it shows. There’s a big quiet spell right at the start, so don’t bother paddlin’ out before the 16th. We’ve got a dead run from the 13th straight through to the morning of the 16th. Nothin’ worth waxing up for.

Things finally wake up on Wednesday the 16th. The morning shows some promise with clean conditions under a NNW cross-off breeze. Swell’s hitting 7ft out of the west, period at 11 seconds—a proper groundswell setup. The combined energy is strong (1107). That’s some serious grunt, but it’s big enough that beginners should sit this one out; it’s heading into expert territory. The break likes a SW optimum, and we’re gettin’ a west swell, so it ain’t a perfect match, but there’s enough there to make it interesting. The afternoon turns cross and messy though, so time that early session.

From there it’s a lot of cross and onshore chop with moderate to fresh breezes. The next real gem doesn’t show until Sunday the 20th. Now this is the standout. Morning at Church Cove goes glassy—dead calm, zero wind. Swell is a clean 5ft out of the west, 10-second period, with moderate combined energy (642). That’s a small but tidy day. The crowds are sometimes around here, so you might have a few locals out, but with glass like that you won’t care. Water temp’s sittin’ at 64°, which is about a touch warmer than normal for this time of year—nothin’ drastic, just a little bonus.

After that Sunday morning magic, it fades quick. The afternoon drops to 3ft with a long 13-second period and light onshore wind. Not the same story. The following days into the second week drop right off—swell sizes under 3ft, weak energy readings in the double digits and low triple digits. Winds are mostly cross-off from the east, so it stays clean-looking but tiny. The last few days from the 22nd onward are basically flat or knee-high at best. That longer period stuff (13 to 16 seconds) in that tiny swell won’t do much at a beach break like this. It’s a bummer.

So, in short: if you want a wave, your best bet is the Wednesday morning of the 16th for size and power, or that glassy Sunday morning of the 20th for clean fun. Everything else is a wait-and-see situation.

Rusty.

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