Seaside Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about Seaside Cove.

Honestly, for the next couple of weeks, it’s looking pretty flat and frustrating. Most of the time, we’re looking at a lot of cross-shore or cross-onshore winds messing up the weak swell. The wave energy is weak to moderate, generally sitting below 600 (combined energy). It’s going to be a real struggle to find a clean wave for a while.

Let’s start from the beginning of the forecast. Saturday 25th July is a write-off. Cross winds from the South at 15 mph with a tiny 2ft to 3ft swell and a long period of 21 to 23 seconds. That’s a lot of energy (800) for such a small wave, but the wind just destroys it. By Sunday 26th, it’s much the same story – a bit of swell there, but cross and cross-onshore winds keeping it choppy.

Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th are more of the same. The swell sticks around 2ft to 3ft, but it’s all cross-onshore and choppy. It’s just not worth paddling out for the slop. We get a slight shift on Wednesday 29th with a NW wind, but it’s still cross-shore at 9 to 12 mph. The wave face is a bit cleaner in the morning, with a moderate cross-chop, but the swell is only 3ft at 17 seconds. It’s marginal, barely a 1 out of 10.

Honestly, the whole first week is a bust. We have a big gap of poor to non-existent surf until we get to the second week. The end of July and the start of August see the swell drop even further, down to 1ft with weak energy (152). There’s just nothing there.

Now, for the second week, starting Sunday 2nd August, the swell direction shifts to the West and West-Northwest, and the period drops to a short 7 to 8 seconds. The height creeps up to 3ft, then 3ft, and by Friday 7th August we see 5ft swells. But look at the wind – it’s still cross or cross-onshore the whole time. The wave energy picks up (371 on the 7th), but the poor surf conditions keep ruining it. It’s still a 0 or a 1 out of 10. For a beach and reef setup like Seaside Cove, that short-period swell with side wind just makes for a messy, choppy lineup. That 5ft on Friday morning is the biggest we see, but it’s blown out. On the last day, Sunday 9th August, we get a bit of hope with a cross-shore breeze in the morning, but at 4ft it’s still only marginal.

So, there isn’t a single standout day in the whole 16 days. The wind is almost always against us, or the swell is too small or too short-period to make anything of it. If you’re desperate, the mornings of 29th July and 9th August offer the best chance at a crumbly, waist-high wave with a slight chop from the North, but don’t expect much. It’s one of those runs where you’re better off waiting for the next forecast update.

Rusty.

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