Surf Forecasts:
Church Cove surf forecast from 1 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period, WSW swell with 376 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 2 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW 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 Sunday (Aug 02) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Church Cove in the next 16 days are 1.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 10AM. 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 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 02) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Wed 5th Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 7s |
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’ for Church Cove. Let’s be straight with you right off the bat: this is a heartbreaking forecast. The swell window is open, but the conditions are just not cooperating. The water is a warm 67°F right now, which is 4°F warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a pretty big deal, feels like a bath.
The first few days are a write-off. Saturday and Sunday the 1st and 2nd of August are tiny, with crossed-up winds and poor surf. Monday the 3rd through Wednesday the 5th see a bit of a pulse, but the wind is onshore or cross-onshore and strong, making it a messy, lumpy mess. The combined energy gets up to 383 (moderate) on Wednesday morning, but with a 6ft swell and a fresh breeze from the west, that’s a blown-out, bumpy disaster. Not for paddling, that’s kite-surfing territory.
The best chance you'll get is on Thursday morning, the 6th of August. We’ve got a 5ft swell from the west, and the wind swings to a light cross-offshore from the NNW. It’s clean, but the combined energy is 222 (moderate) and it’s a short period swell of 7 seconds. It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary. It’s the best of a bad bunch.
After that, it’s a long, sad run. The next week is filled with onshore junk, tiny glassy conditions with no energy, and more cross-chop. The longest gap with no real recommendation runs from the 7th of August all the way through to the 16th. There is a flicker of hope on the 15th of August Saturday afternoon – a glassy 3ft wave from the WNW, but the period is a pathetic 6 seconds and the energy is only 70 (weak). It’s just not worth getting wet.
The only other notable moment is Sunday afternoon, the 16th of August. A 5ft swell from the WNW with a moderate offshore wind from the NNE. It’s clean, but the period is still short at 6 seconds and the energy is 205 (moderate). The swell is over 5ft, so it’s getting a bit spicy for beginners, and the crowd at Church Cove can be around sometimes. But the conditions are just "ordinary," not good.
Look, this is a tough stretch. Church Cove is inconsistent at the best of times, and this forecast is a long, frustrating blank. It tends not to stay this poor for long, so keep an eye on the charts, but right now, I’d save the wax.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 57 | 35 | 36 | 21 | 113 | 101 | 82 | 58 | 156 | 116 | 158 | 376 | 353 | 351 | 211 | 98 | 35 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:27PM4.70m | 7:44AM4.43m | 8:01PM4.68m | 8:20AM4.41m | 8:37PM4.60m | 8:58AM4.32m | 9:18PM4.44m | 9:43AM4.17m | 10:06PM4.22m | 10:36AM3.99m | 11:06PM3.97m | 11:45AM3.82m | 00:23AM3.79m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM0.35m | 2:16AM0.30m | 2:28PM0.38m | 2:52AM0.34m | 3:04PM0.47m | 3:29AM0.46m | 3:44PM0.62m | 4:10AM0.63m | 4:28PM0.81m | 4:56AM0.85m | 5:20PM1.01m | 5:54AM1.06m | 6:27PM1.18m | ||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | E 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | W 9 |
| kJ | 42 | 57 | 35 | 36 | 5 | 113 | 101 | 82 | 58 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 211 | 98 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 8 | E 4 | — | E 7 | E 5 | S 15 | S 15 | W 11 | — | — | — | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | — | E 3 | E 4 | — | — | NW 5 | SSW 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | N 5 | — | — | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 1 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 156 | 116 | 158 | 376 | 353 | 351 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 28 | 106 | 399 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 190 | 271 | 314 | 192 | 183 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 418 | 429 | 416 |
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