Surf Forecasts:
Church Cove surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period, WSW swell with 2,887 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s 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 (Sep 02) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 16s. 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 4.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Church Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look ahead at what Church Cove has got cooking. It’s a pretty bleak run to start, so don’t rush to grab your board just yet.
The whole 16-day window is a tough one for Church Cove. The first week is mostly a write-off, with a massive storm system blowing through. Friday the 28th kicks things off with a 3ft WSW swell, but it’s a weak, short-period windswell that’s all chopped up by a 15 mph cross-on wind. The energy is only 112, which is weak. Not worth a paddle.
Then it gets wild. Saturday the 29th sees a jump to 8ft SW swell with a 25 mph onshore, and by the afternoon the swell hits 13ft (energy 2887 – very strong), but it’s a full-on gale. This is more of a kite-surfing setup than anything for a paddle board. The wind is howling, the wave face is blown out. Sunday and Monday keep the trend going with solid swell (7ft to 10ft) and heavy onshore winds. Even when the swell drops mid-week, the wind stays messy, keeping the score low.
There’s a small window of cleaner air around Tuesday the 3rd of September to Thursday the 5th, but the winds are still onshore or cross-onshore. The best chance for a surf comes on Saturday the 6th of September. The swell is a modest 4ft from the W at 11 seconds, with a light 6 mph cross-shore NW wind. The energy is 421, moderate. It’s only rated as marginal because of tide issues, but for a spot that’s inconsistent and often needs a perfect window, this is the standout session of the entire forecast. If you’re a local and you get that tide right, it could offer a few clean ones.
After that, we run into a long stretch of tiny, weak surf through the end of the second week. The last event worth noting is Monday the 8th of September when a 3ft W swell with a clean, 9 mph cross-offshore NNE wind drops the energy to 76 (very weak). It’s surfable, but only just. There’s really nothing else to shout about after that – just a few days of small chop and onshore winds.
Overall, there’s only one realistic window for a decent surf here, and that’s the morning of Saturday the 6th. For a spot that’s inconsistent and prone to crowds, this is a rare event. The rest of the period is either blown out or flat. If the wind and tide align for that one morning, jump on it. Otherwise, give it a miss.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sat morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 177 | 152 | 662 | 2887 | 1070 | 616 | 750 | 2375 | 1507 | 918 | 464 | 229 | 148 | 130 | 138 | 118 | 131 | 409 | 470 | 522 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | 9:15AM4.34m | 9:40PM4.21m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 4:06PM0.73m | ||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | 16 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 27 | 24 | 13 | — | — | 1070 | 516 | — | — | 1507 | 918 | 464 | 229 | 148 | 130 | 138 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 80 | 177 | 152 | 662 | 2887 | — | 616 | 750 | 2375 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | 131 | 409 | 470 | 522 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 255 | 189 | 576 | 275 | 190 | 68 | 125 | 522 | 531 | 192 | 169 | 20 | 22 | 190 | 182 | 12 | 20 | 190 | 44 | 190 | 201 |
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