Surf Forecasts:
Church Cove surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 5 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 4 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period, W swell with 282 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 5 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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 Sunday (Jul 05) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 15s. 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 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 7s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Church Cove over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hey, Rusty here. Gonna be honest – Church Cove is looking rough for the next two and a half weeks. There’s a big gap with no real surf until July 8th, and even then it’s just barely rideable.
Saturday July 4th and Sunday July 5th have a little west swell, 3 to 4 feet, but the wind is cross and messy, with 10 to 15 mph breezes kicking up chop. Wave energy is weak to moderate – call it between 131 and 292. It’s not fun. Monday the 6th drops under 3 feet, and the wind turns cross-onshore. Ugly.
Tuesday July 7th keeps the same story – tiny, cross wind. Then Wednesday July 8th finally offers a window. Morning has a light east cross-off breeze, clean water, but only 2ft of west swell, 9-second period, combined energy of 95 – weak. The afternoon goes glassy, with 3ft swell and combined energy 110. Still small and weak, but it’s the cleanest you’ll get. Church Cove is inconsistent, and when it’s this small it rarely breaks clean, so this little glassy window is notable.
July 9th and 10th keep the 3ft swell with clean east cross-off winds, but the wind gets strong on the 10th – 25 mph – so it’s blown out anyway.
After that it’s all downhill. Swell drops under 2 feet, wind goes onshore or cross-onshore, and by July 11th the combined energy is down to 31 – barely a ripple. There’s a bump on July 12th afternoon: 4ft from the northwest, but only 6-second period – junk – and cross wind chops it up.
The second week is grim. July 13th has a long-period groundswell (12 seconds) from the west at 3ft to 4ft, combined energy up to 323, but the wind is a fresh 18 mph cross-off from the NNW. Clean but small and windy. July 14th is similar, but cross winds ruin it. From July 15th on it’s all cross-onshore, choppy, fading to nothing – 0.7ft by July 19th.
The only thing I’d even point to is that glassy Wednesday afternoon on July 8th. It’s clean, tiny, but it’s the best on offer. For an inconsistent spot like Church Cove, a blank run like this is pretty normal. Forecasts can flip, but right now there’s just not much to get excited about.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
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 kJ | 282 | 230 | 183 | 157 | 127 | 125 | 94 | 90 | 69 | 73 | 68 | 85 | 85 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 79 | 106 | 99 | 65 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:08AM4.11m | 8:26PM4.37m | 8:46AM4.06m | 9:05PM4.30m | 9:28AM3.99m | 9:49PM4.20m | 10:17AM3.91m | 10:41PM4.09m | 11:16AM3.84m | 11:44PM3.99m | 12:24PM3.84m | 00:54AM3.96m | 1:34PM3.93m | 2:05AM4.03m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:53PM0.66m | 3:19AM0.64m | 3:31PM0.75m | 3:59AM0.71m | 4:12PM0.86m | 4:42AM0.80m | 4:58PM0.97m | 5:30AM0.90m | 5:51PM1.08m | 6:26AM0.98m | 6:54PM1.13m | 7:33AM1.02m | 8:09PM1.08m | ||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 16 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | E 6 |
| kJ | 282 | 5 | 183 | 157 | 127 | 125 | 94 | 90 | 69 | 73 | 68 | 85 | 85 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 79 | 106 | 99 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 11 | W 10 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | E 3 | S 17 | S 18 | S 16 | W 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | S 19 | — | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 230 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 21 | 77 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 192 | 22 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 189 | 32 | 0 |
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