Surf Forecasts:
Church Cove surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 27 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, WNW swell with 235 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s 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 Monday (Jul 27) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 12s. 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 1.3m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Church Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ at Church Cove over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it’s a pretty bleak run for the first week and a half. The swell is tiny and the energy is just pathetic. We’re looking at a long stretch of flat, weak conditions with minimal wave height. There’s a real gap here from now until the end of July with nothing worth paddling out for. The only bright spot is a little window around Monday, 27 July, but even then it’s barely surfable.
We finally get a pulse of energy coming through on Sunday, 26 July, but the wind is fresh and cross-offshore, and the swell is still only 4 ft. The combined energy is moderate (178), but it’s still marked as “poor surf conditions.” The real standout is a small window on Monday, 27 July, in the morning. We’ve got glassy conditions with a 4 ft swell from the west at 9 seconds, and the energy is moderate (192). It’s the only time the waves are described as “surfable” but it’s very ordinary. The wind is dead calm, so it’ll be clean, but the swell is small and short period. Nothing to get excited about.
The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
Crowds at Church Cove are only sometimes an issue, but with such small, marginal surf, it’s unlikely to be busy.
The couple of days around the start of August see a significant jump in swell size, but it’s accompanied by strong onshore winds, making it a mess. By Saturday, 1 August, the swell hits 8 ft with a fresh cross-onshore breeze, and the energy is very strong (985). That’s too big for beginners and the wind will chop it up. It’s really only for the experts, and even then, it’ll be a battle. The following days keep the size up but the wind stays cross-shore and lumpy.
The second week’s surf is pretty limited. A bit of a clean-up on Tuesday, 5 August, with a tiny 0.7 ft swell and 11-second period, but the energy is weak (18). Not worth the drive.
So, the best on offer is Monday, 27 July, early morning at Church Cove. It’s not going to be epic, but it will be clean and rideable. The rest of the period is a write-off for anything decent.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
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 kJ | 28 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 143 | 176 | 204 | 222 | 190 | 82 | 101 | 106 | 106 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:38AM3.66m | 00:06AM3.62m | 12:43PM3.52m | 1:14AM3.47m | 1:50PM3.49m | 2:20AM3.45m | 2:51PM3.57m | 3:18AM3.55m | 3:44PM3.73m | 4:08AM3.71m | 4:31PM3.94m | 4:51AM3.89m | 5:12PM4.16m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36AM1.12m | 5:58PM1.32m | 6:29AM1.38m | 7:01PM1.53m | 7:35AM1.54m | 8:19PM1.59m | 8:53AM1.54m | 9:34PM1.48m | 9:59AM1.39m | 10:31PM1.27m | 10:49AM1.16m | 11:16PM1.02m | 11:30AM0.92m | 11:55PM0.78m | |||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | W 8 | ESE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 7 | S 16 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 176 | 5 | 222 | 190 | 35 | 101 | 106 | 106 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 5 | W 8 | ESE 4 | W 10 | SW 12 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 82 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | — | SW 14 | S 14 | SW 13 | NW 5 | S 13 | SW 12 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 26 | 143 | — | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 408 | 714 | 411 | 25 | 30 | 543 | 429 | 722 | 543 | 418 | 407 | 716 | 192 | 192 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
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