Surf Forecasts:
Church Cove surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 6 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period, WNW swell with 211 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 6 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 06) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 14s. 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 1.1m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Mon 6th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Mon 6th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Church Cove over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Rightyo, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with ya: it’s lookin’ pretty grim on the surf front for the foreseeable future. There’s a real dry spell settin’ in, and I can’t see a single standout day worth paddlin’ out for. The whole 16-day window is basically a write-off for proper waves.
Church Cove is the only joint on the menu, but the surf is just not happenin’. The first few days are a total bust – Sunday the 5th and Monday the 6th have tiny, weak swell with a cross-shore chop that’ll have ya fightin’ the whole time. The combined energy is weak to moderate at best, like 166 (moderate) on the Sunday arvo, but the quality is just poor. Even the glassy spell on Wednesday the 8th arvo with clean conditions and a light breeze can’t save the tiny 3ft swell.
We get a flicker of better wind through the next week – some clean, offshore mornings around Friday the 10th, with the swell hangin’ around 3ft and energy hittin’ 157 (moderate). But it’s still just ordinary. The water temp is a touch warmer than normal at 63°, but that’s about the only positive here. The swell is short-period from the west, nothin’ special. Even around the 19th and 20th when the swell gets up above 5ft, the wind turns onshore and the whole thing gets chopped out. By Monday the 20th, it’s 7ft and onshore – that’s a mess for this spot.
So yeah, this is a total blank run. Church Cove is inconsistent at the best of times, and this stretch is a long, quiet period. It won’t stay this way forever, forecasts can change, but right now, leave the board in the shed.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
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 kJ | 162 | 125 | 119 | 90 | 69 | 73 | 47 | 92 | 115 | 113 | 113 | 110 | 106 | 176 | 157 | 115 | 65 | 94 | 110 | 59 | 25 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | 2:40PM4.11m | 3:09AM4.19m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 8:47AM0.94m | 9:25PM0.88m | 9:58AM0.74m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 |
 | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | 9:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 25 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | E 7 | W 8 | E 7 | E 6 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 162 | 125 | 119 | 90 | 69 | 73 | 47 | 92 | 115 | 113 | 113 | 110 | 106 | 176 | 157 | 69 | 65 | 91 | 119 | 67 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 11 | W 10 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | W 8 | NNW 6 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 115 | 25 | 94 | 110 | 59 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 12 | S 18 | S 17 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | WNW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 47 | 47 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 3 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 7 | — | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 53 | — | 24 | 131 | — | 59 | 425 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 408 |
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