Surf Forecasts:
Church Cove surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 13 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period, W swell with 338 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 13 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 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 Thursday (Aug 13) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 10s period. 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 1.2m 11s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Thu 13th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Thu 13th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Thu 13th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 11s |
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 Church Cove has in store for us over the next couple of weeks.
First off, I gotta be straight with you – this stretch is lookin’ pretty bleak. There’s a long, dry gap right at the start where you’d be foolin' yourself to paddle out. From Friday the 7th all the way through to Friday the 15th, the surf is just not on. That’s a solid eight-day hole where the ocean’s givin’ us nothing. The swell’s tiny—around 1 ft to 2 ft—and the wave energy is weak as dishwater (26 to 50). Even when the morning’s glassy, there’s just no push. For the few days after that, the swell bumps up a little but the conditions are messy, with onshore or cross-onshore winds spoiling it. The morning of the 15th is the first time we see a tiny sliver of hope, but we’re talkin’ barely surfable by the skin of our teeth.
Now, for anyone who’s desperate, the morning of Monday the 17th of August actually offers a bit of shape. The swell hits 6 ft from the WNW with a period of 8 seconds, and there’s moderate wave energy (674) – that’s the most juice we’ve seen. The wind is light and cross-onshore, so it’ll be a little bumpy, but it’s the only time the numbers roll into “marginal” territory. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothin’ wild to report.
That said, the true standout – if you can handle it – is Friday the 22nd of August. That morning we’ve got a proper thump: 12 ft of WSW swell, short 8-second period, and combined energy through the roof at 1516. That’s powerful, heavy, chaotic. But – and this is a big but – the wind is howlin' at 28 mph from the WNW, makin’ it a strong cross-onshore mess. The afternoon’s even worse at 25 mph onshore. This ain't for beginners, not even close. It’s for expert chargers only, and even then, the quality is rated poor. With that kind of wind and short-period chop, this might be one for the kites rather than a paddle.
Overall, it’s a real quiet spell with one gnarly, dirty swell at the tail end. Keep your eyes peeled for a change, but for now, the boards are stayin’ in the shed.
Alright, take it easy.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 10 |
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 kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 45 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 126 | 160 | 169 | 137 | 134 | 338 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:45AM3.82m | 00:23AM3.79m | 1:06PM3.78m | 1:47AM3.79m | 2:25PM3.94m | 3:01AM3.96m | 3:32PM4.23m | 4:03AM4.21m | 4:29PM4.57m | 4:56AM4.47m | 5:19PM4.87m | 5:44AM4.68m | 6:04PM5.07m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54AM1.06m | 6:27PM1.18m | 7:07AM1.20m | 7:52PM1.21m | 8:33AM1.15m | 9:17PM1.00m | 9:50AM0.90m | 10:26PM0.64m | 10:50AM0.55m | 11:22PM0.27m | 11:41AM0.23m | 00:10AM-0.02m | 12:27PM0.00m | 00:54AM-0.19m | |||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | E 6 | E 7 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 45 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 79 | 107 | 169 | 137 | 134 | 338 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | E 7 | E 6 | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 126 | 160 | 32 | 5 | 46 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 5 | S 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | ESE 4 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | W 10 | SW 6 | WNW 7 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 82 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 416 | 407 | 195 | 171 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 401 | 171 | 22 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 0 |
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