Surf Forecasts:
Hope Cove surf forecast from 10 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 23 Nov, 6PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period, S swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 24 Nov, 6AM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 13s period, SW swell with 10,976 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 14 Nov, 3AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hope Cove this week:
The surf forecast for Hope Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 14) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hope Cove in the next 16 days are 6.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 24) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Monday (Nov 23) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Sat 14th Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Mon 23rd Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Tue 24th Nov) | 20ft (6.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hope Cove over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 6°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 331 | 583 | 573 | 1286 | 1009 | 672 | 422 | 308 | 196 | 94 | 52 | 39 | 84 | 56 | 35 | 54 | 78 | 29 | 1795 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:30AM3.86m | 6:47PM3.72m | 7:00AM3.84m | 7:18PM3.66m | 7:30AM3.78m | 7:50PM3.54m | 8:02AM3.67m | 8:24PM3.39m | 8:37AM3.52m | 9:02PM3.21m | 9:17AM3.35m | 9:46PM3.03m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.21m | 12:16PM0.19m | 00:29AM0.24m | 12:49PM0.21m | 1:01AM0.32m | 1:21PM0.31m | 1:32AM0.45m | 1:54PM0.46m | 2:04AM0.63m | 2:28PM0.66m | 2:38AM0.82m | 3:05PM0.88m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:30 | — |
mm | 2 | 14 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | 331 | 583 | 573 | 1286 | 1009 | 672 | 422 | 308 | 196 | 94 | 52 | 28 | 84 | 56 | 35 | 54 | 40 | 29 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 17 | SW 15 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 12 | SW 8 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 75 | 429 | 48 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 5 | 39 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 49 | 78 | 12 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SW 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | SW 10 | W 14 | SW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 34 | 4 | 13 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 38 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 42 | 39 | 42 | 62 | 1795 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 161 | 127 | 4 | 78 | 78 | 89 | 95 | 142 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 86 | 433 | 417 | 482 | 552 | 482 |
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