Seaside Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at the stretch ahead for Seaside Cove. I gotta be straight with you: this is a tough one. The next 16 days are looking pretty flat and messy for the most part. We've got a long stretch of weak, short-period swell and less-than-ideal wind. The water temp is sitting at 61°F right now, which is about what you'd expect for this time of year, so no surprises there. The real story is the lack of any proper groundswell and almost constant cross-shore or cross-onshore breezes.

Let's break it down. From Monday the 3rd right through to the end of the first week, it's a write-off. We're looking at tiny waves, mostly under 3 ft, with a short period around 7 to 8 seconds, and a pesky cross to cross-onshore wind. The combined energy stays low, mostly in the 100-200 range (199 for Monday arvo, 104 Tuesday morning, etc.), but don't be fooled – the comment is "poor surf conditions" across the board. Wednesday morning the 5th sees a slight bump to 4 ft from the WNW, but with a period of just 8 seconds and cross-onshore wind, it's not going to be clean. It's all just a bit of a grovel.

The second week doesn't offer much relief either. Swell sizes stay tiny, often below 2 ft, and while we see some longer period swells (15 to 20 seconds) popping up from the SW, they're so small they won't produce any energy. The combined energy jumps around but stays mostly in the 200-300 range, and the wind is still onshore or cross-shore. Thursday the 13th morning has a glimmer of hope with 3 ft from the WNW and an 8-second period, but it's still only "marginal." Friday the 14th afternoon is probably the best of a bad bunch, with 4 ft from the WNW and a 7-second period, and a light cross wind. The combined energy hits 360, which is moderate, but it's still a short-period, onshorey mess.

Honestly, there's nothing here that gets me excited. The best call is Thursday the 13th morning or Friday the 14th afternoon, but even those are just "marginal" at best. The swell direction is from the WNW, which is not the optimum for Seaside Cove, and the wind is never properly offshore. The consistency is there, but it's consistently poor. For a beginner, anything over 5 ft might be too much, but that's not an issue here – the problem is the lack of quality. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, if you're into that.

Hang in there, folks. It's a quiet spell, but the forecasts can change. Rusty signing off.

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